Fine Line Features/New Line Cinema adapted this novel in a critically acclaimed feature film (1995) produced and directed by Charles Matthau. The cast includes Piper Laurie (Dolly), Sissy Spacek (Verena), Walter Matthau (Judge Cool), Nell Carter (Catherine), Jack Lemmon (Morris Ritz), Mary Steenburgen (Sister Ida), and Edward Furlong (Collin).