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Overview

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5.7/10   848 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Sam Shepard (play)
Sam Shepard (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 May 1986 (France) more
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Plot:
May is waiting for her boyfriend in a run-down American motel, when an old flame turns up and threatens... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Nowhere near as good as the play more (5 total)

Cast

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Sam Shepard ... Eddie

Kim Basinger ... May

Harry Dean Stanton ... Old Man

Randy Quaid ... Martin
Martha Crawford ... May's Mother
Louise Egolf ... Eddie's Mother
Sura Cox ... Teenage May
Jonathan Skinner ... Teenage Eddie
April Russell ... Young May
Deborah McNaughton ... The Countess
Lon Hill ... Mr. Valdes
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Runtime:
106 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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The play version of this movie was nominated for the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. more
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May: Do you want me to finish the story, Eddie? more
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4 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Nowhere near as good as the play, 11 May 2003
3/10
Author: eisucks from New York

After reading Fool For Love in a Drama class of mine, I was looking forward to seeing how Sam Shepard's wonderful play would be translated to the screen. Much to my dismay, it was nowhere near as entertaining as the play. The film seemed to drag, the music was inappropriate for the tone of the movie, and all the raw energy of the play seemed to have been sucked out of this film version. It's a shame to see this come out this way even with Shepard's involvement, playing the role of Eddie. Do yourselves a favor...see the play next time it's being performed in your area or simply read the book instead.

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