Der Feind im eigenen Haus

Falling from Grace is a 1992 American drama film directed by and starring John Mellencamp.

The 100-minute drama film is the on-screen and directorial debut of rock singer John Mellencamp.[1] It also stars Mariel Hemingway, Claude Akins, Dub Taylor, Kay Lenz, and Larry Crane.[2] Larry McMurtry's story closely follows one of Mellencamp's own: following a country-music celebrity who returns to Indiana with his wife (Hemingway), but cheats with a hometown lover (Lenz), repeating the spiraling lifestyle of his father (Akins).[1]

Falling from Grace was released in the US by Columbia Pictures on February 21, 1992 to 22 theaters where the Motion Picture Association of America rated it as PG-13.[3] At 96 minutes, the film was released in the United Kingdom on October 1, 1992.[2]

In the US, the film earned US$49,708 at the box office on opening weekend, with an overall 45-week return of $231,826 (respectively equivalent to $95,986 and $447,655 in 2021).[1] As of July 2022[update], review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes showed a 78-percent positive view of the film, based on nine film critics.[4]