Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012) on Netflix
Jim Caldwell's estranged wife has died, and her English family brings her back to Alabama for burial. The Caldwells and the Bedfords, two very different families, gather for the funeral.
- Netflix3.0/5
- IMDb6.3/104,149 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes35%
Trailer
Plot summary
Morrison, Alabama, 1969. Jim Caldwell, a World War I veteran, raised his children there after his wife left him for an Englishman and moved to England. She later married Kingsley Bedford in London. She has died, and both families gather for her funeral. The grown Caldwells include two World War II veterans, a daughter named Donna and a son named Jimbo. From London come Kingsley, his son Phillip, another World War II veteran, and his daughter Camilla. The households try to adjust to each other. When a nearby town stages a side show displaying the car from Jayne Mansfield's death, Jim takes Kingsley to look at it.
Cast
- Henry Laster
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The title of Jayne Mansfield's Car refers to the car in which movie star Jayne Mansfield was supposedly decapitated in 1967.
