

The Spitfire Grill
To a town with no future, comes a girl with a past.
Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring resentment and fear in some, and growth in others.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $12.6M
- Language
- English
- prison
- small town
- church
- christian film
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival24 Jan 1996
- TheatricalPG-1323 Aug 1996
CzechiaCZ
- Physical1 Aug 1997
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1224 Oct 1996
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The Spitfire Grill was released on 23 August 1996.
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1- W8/10
Wuchak
10/30/2025
**_After prison, a young woman plants herself in a New England town_** Shot in the late spring of 1995, this is a drama similar to “Heavy,” which was released three months earlier in 1996. Another reference point is “Signs of Life” from seven years prior. While this one resorts to cinematic contrivances in the last act, I favor it over those two (although “Heavy” places a close second). The film successfully b…
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