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Release Date:
29 September 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
This road will never end. It probably goes all around the world. more
Plot:
The movie is set in Portland. Many local characters are included as both personalities and actors. full summary | add synopsis
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Oregon
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Portland Oregon
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Hustler
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Friendship
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Idaho
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Awards:
8 wins
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4 nominations
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(26 articles)
MTV: Rob Pattinson Talks Directors For 'Breaking Dawn'
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Robert Pattinson Wants Gus Van Sant To Direct 'Breaking Dawn'
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(From TwilightersAnonymous. 10 November 2009, 1:12 PM, PST)
Robert Pattinson Wants Gus Van Sant To Direct 'Breaking Dawn'
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Odd, touching, River Phoenix is intensely brilliant..
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | River Phoenix | ... | Mike Waters |
 | Keanu Reeves | ... | Scott Favor |
 | James Russo | ... | Richard Waters |
 | William Richert | ... | Bob Pigeon |
| Rodney Harvey | ... | Gary |
| Chiara Caselli | ... | Carmella |
| Michael Parker | ... | Digger |
| Jessie Thomas | ... | Denise |
| Flea | ... | Budd |
 | Grace Zabriskie | ... | Alena |
| Tom Troupe | ... | Jack Favor |
 | Udo Kier | ... | Hans |
| Sally Curtice | ... | Jane Lightwork |
| Robert Lee Pitchlynn | ... | Walt |
| Mickey Cottrell | ... | Daddy Carroll |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sensuality, language and drug use.
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Runtime:
104 min
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Color (Alphacine)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
UK:15 (DVD rating) |
Netherlands:6 (DVD rating) |
Singapore:(Banned) |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Canada:R |
Germany:16
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The first feature film role of James Caviezel.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Scott is spotted exiting his limo, Bob says, "If it isn't Scottie Favor... dressed in a three-piece suit..." In the next frame Scott walks towards the camera with his Italian wife wearing a double-breasted two-piece suit.
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Quotes:
Mike Waters:
I've been tasting roads my whole life.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Wanderlust (2006) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Bachu Ber
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This is the movie that I sincerely hope River Phoenix will long be remembered for. His performance as the narcoleptic and confused street-hustler Mike is so perfect and touching and realistic that it makes me cry every time. Gus Van Sant's films often have a strange aura about them (see Drugstore Cowboy, To Die For) and never has it been more evident than in this oddly affecting road movie/drama. The camera shots of long horizon-spanning roads and skylines, fast-motion clouds, surreal and symbolic shots of houses and rushing rivers provide the film with a strange almost other-worldly charm. Interspersed with the gritty realism of life on the streets of Portland Oregon in the early 90's, and (stranger still) Shakespeare. Some of the plot (Bob and Scott mainly) is based on the Shakespeare play Henry IV (with Keanu Reeves playing the Prince Hal character of Scott, and William Richert playing the Falstaff-like role of "King-Of-The-Streets" Bob.) It's a fascinating, touching and very successful blend of styles overall. The big themes (the search for love and belonging) are conveyed in a very interesting and genuinely moving manner. I particularly enjoyed the symbolism and pathos the film flittingly suggests. The performances are uniformly excellent, and this movie remains one of my all-time favourites. One of the greatest (and most unique) indie movies of the 1990's.