Talk:The Grapes of Wrath (film)

George W. Bush views of film
I have reversed the inclusion of criticism of film by George W. Bush for the following reasons: It appears the information came from tabloid-journalist Kitty Kelley, a highly dubious source. Second, even if the information is true the info is at best "fan facts" or "trivia." As it's said: film articles on Wikepedia is not a collection of fan facts. Finally, what he is purported to have been said was said long, long ago, when Bush was considered a somewhat reckless youth. If he were to comment on the film today, when he is president of the USA, now that would be another story. As such, items such as the GWB entry should not be included in a serious encyclopedia article. I will continue to search for more serious right-wing points-of-view and include with a legitimate reference. Luigibob 06:00, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Borders between states
I have a question to one scene where the family was seen crossing a border between two states. From when to when where these borders in effect? What exactly was checked there? Who operated them? Bernburgerin 20:27, 20 August 2007 (UTC)


 * It's the border between Arizona and California. California to this day has a border stop to check most particularly for fruit and vegetables being brought into the state, as parasites and insects remain a potent matter to California's agricultural economy. Monkeyzpop (talk) 19:42, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Spelling of "Rose-of-Sharon"
"Rose-of-Sharon" might have been her "real" name in the movie, but the credits clearly spell it "Rosasharn", so does the IMDb. --AchimP (talk) 13:17, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It's Rosasharn in the book, too. Monkeyzpop (talk) 19:43, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Profanity in the film - I may be wrong about this, but when Tom Joad is fixing a flat tire, his mother is sitting on the front bumper. He says to her "Hey Ma, get the hell off there". Am I wrong, or is this the first main stream movie to have profanity in it??.......scott —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.86.102.194 (talk) 14:13, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

You're wrong. Pre Hays Code films had nudity and profanity. But since pre Hays Code films are so old, people hardly think about them. Jersey John (talk) 03:22, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Home Video
This article says it came out on home video in 1988, but I have in my hand the Fox VHS they put out in 1982.--208.127.100.19 (talk) 14:40, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Wrong Direction of Travel at Pecos River, Santa Rosa, New Mexico
In the scene where the Joad family crosses the Pecos River in Santa Rosa, NM (frame from this scene under Plot subheading), they are traveling in the wrong direction; that is eastbound, away from California. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.55.160.110 (talk) 01:45, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Banned in the Soviet Union
This article should also contain a reference to the fact that this film was banned in the Soviet Union for the reasons that it showed even the poorest Americans still owned an automobile and that Americans were free to travel from state to state without papers or government permission. The fact that socialist countries banned this film even though it contained so much pro-socialist propaganda should be considered one of the films most far reaching effects, yet Wiki omits this bit of history as though it wasn't relevant. It most certainly is. 2601:342:0:E3D0:592C:61F0:2B67:46DC (talk) 23:03, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Absolutely agree, and same applies to the fact that the movie (and the book) were banned in a number of cities in the USA, e.g. Kern county, California, for political reasons. --Dittum (talk) 10:01, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

cultural reference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVliEtsQmjM --142.163.194.161 (talk) 21:01, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

The grapes of wrath.
In Wikipedia I see several people listed as cast members for this movie The grapes of wrath. One is Ron Crawford but it shows that he was born in 1945 and the movie came out in 1940 filmed in 1939 so how can he possibly be a cast member. There is also another person born 1945 listed as a cast member here in the Wikipedia which cannot be accurate 2601:153:800:B9D0:5884:ABC0:2C99:902D (talk) 17:04, 14 December 2021 (UTC)