Cannery Row is the title of a 1982 film directed by David S. Ward. It stars Nick Nolte and Debra Winger. The movie is adapted from John Steinbeck's novels Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday. The story is about the skid row citizens of Monterey, California, set on the row during World War II. As declining fish stocks are shutting down a previously rich fishery and the dependent canning industry, bums and hookers lead colorful and adventurous lives in a balmy seaside setting. Doc , a self-employed marine biologist, lives in a dockside warehouse and researches octopi. Suzy DeSoto , a girl from the... local bordello, is working there only out of necessity. A collection of linked vignettes describe the locals and life on Cannery Row. It is depicted as an impoverished area inhabited by a motley band of people who have experienced failures but somehow have found their niche and a community of strangely kindred souls. Doc and Suzy don’t quite fit in, but are accepted. Even when good intentions turn bad -- e.g.
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| Release date: | 1982 |
| Directed by: | David S. Ward |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 120 Minutes |
| Producer: | Michael Phillips |
| Screenplay by: | William Graham, David S. Ward |
| Adapted from: | Cannery Row |
| Genre: | Comedy |