''Stacking'' is a 1987 American drama film directed by Martin Rosen, starring

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Cast

as Kathleen Morgan *

as Buster McGuire *

as Anna Mae Morgan *

as Gary Connaloe *

as Clate Connaloe *

as Mrs. Connaloe *

as Mrs. McGuire * Ray Baker as Dan Morgan *

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as Photographer *

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as Connie van Buskirk *

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Reception

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of ''

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'' wrote, ""Stacking" has a lot of pretty Montana scenery and a lot of not-great music on the soundtrack. Yet it has no real drive or personality of its own. It looks like a movie made as a cooperative venture by film students with a fairly fancy budget."

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'' wrote that "At the end, Anna Mae’s progression has a foreordained feel; not really privy to a struggle or a triumph. Yet it’s a decent film with decent intentions and values. Nowadays, that can sometimes be recommendation enough." Joe Baltake rated the film 2 stars out of 5, calling it "a case of a movie getting longer with each cut."

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* * {{rotten-tomatoes, stacking, Stacking American drama films 1987 drama films