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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   809 votes
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Director:

Edward Zwick

Writer (WGA):

Ed Solomon (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

29 April 1992 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

Sometimes the only way to find where you're going is to lose your way

Plot:

A female buddy picture whose initial run was handicapped by being released after "Thelma and Louise."... more | add synopsis

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User Comments:

Good actresses can't break through the plastic coating... more (14 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Meg Tilly ... Marianne

Christine Lahti ... Darly

Patrika Darbo ... 66

Lenny von Dohlen ... Harry
Maury Chaykin ... Leon

Brett Cullen ... Kurt

James Gammon ... Walt

Eve Gordon ... Emily

James Eckhouse ... Rich
Lachlan Murdoch ... Marshall
Robyn Simons ... Sarah
Ken Angel ... Nuqaq
Darrell Dennis ... Clyde
Barbara Russell ... Izuzu Mother
Ahnee Boyce ... Izuzu Judy
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Additional Details

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M (TV rating) | USA:R | Australia:PG


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Although the complete song itself is not played in the movie, the piano intro to Bruce Hornsby and the Range's "The Show Goes On" is used. more

Quotes:

Sarah: Cigarettes are bad!
Darly: No Sarah, cigarettes are good, and when you grow up, you should smoke... mmm, cigarettes.
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Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939) more

Soundtrack:

Honky Tonk Special more


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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Good actresses can't break through the plastic coating..., 6 February 2008
4/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Before the advent of the Lifetime or Women's Entertainment networks, wherein made-for-cable movies regularly turn up about female bonding amidst great inner turmoil, something slight like "Leaving Normal" actually made a run in theaters; today, I doubt that would happen. Abused wife Meg Tilly hitches up with world-weary Christine Lahti for adventures on the road. It's a feminist comedy-drama with a few thoughtful things to say, but too much melodramatic nonsense and curious attempts at broad humor which do not work at all. Edward Zwick directed, and he gets this tale off to a shaky start (and Lahti, in particular, seems to struggle to find her character). It improves as it goes along, but not enough to make it a memorable trip. ** from ****

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