Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Michael Steinberg

Writers (WGA):

Roger Hedden (play)
Roger Hedden (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Nick is leaving. Beth is staying. Carol is waiting. Sid is painting.

Plot:

Nick is a feckless television salesman who gets fired and impulsively decides that he and his girlfriend...

Plot Keywords:

Human Relationship | Search For Parent | Road | American Southwest | Cannabis

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Phoebe Cates	...	Carol
Bridget Fonda	...	Beth
Tim Roth	...	Nick
Eric Stoltz	...	Sid
Alicia Witt	...	Elizabeth
Sandra Ellis Lafferty	...	Yard Sale Lady (as Sandra Lafferty)
Sidney Dawson	...	TV Customer
Jon Proudstar	...	Station Attendant
Scott Johnson	...	Chip
Kezbah Weidner	...	Dine Woman
Peter Fonda	...	Motorcycle Rider
Amaryllis Borrego	...	Waitress
Rich Wheeler	...	Elizabeth's Grandfather
Scott Frederick	...	TV Store Kid
Warren Burton	...	Radio Preacher (voice)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:S | Norway:15 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

August Entertainment

Trivia:

In the scene when Peter Fonda arrives on his motorcycle and asks Tim Roth if the phone works, Bridget Fonda is actually hiding in the back seat of the car Roth is in. If you look very closely, for a second you see a small blue patch behind the seat for a second as Roth is sitting up. The same color of the t-shirt Bridget wore in the Arizona scenes. In the audio commentary on the DVD, director Michael Steinberg explains, "Bridget wanted to be in a shot with her father. Of course you can't see her at all. She's ducked down behind in the back seat, but I guess it was not since Easy Rider that they'd been in a film together."

Goofs:

Continuity: Driving toward home after his last day at work in Enfield, Nick passes the same American flag twice.

Quotes:

Nick: You agreed to try Butte.
Beth: I know. Butte, Montana, 'city of the future'.
Nick: Yeah, and I read that a while ago, so the future's probably already there.

Movie Connections:

References Powaqqatsi (1988)

Soundtrack:

Do You Know How It Feels

MIND BLOWING REALISM

Like American Beauty this movie reveals the lives of many people in our society although just a movie like the afore mentioned film it is closer to the truth than many wish to talk about...lost souls ...lost chances...lost directions.

It's funny yet depressing but with a possible positive future for the characters. The ending leaves you on a cliff looking for the answers to the mess created by the characters actions .Tim Roth is a true genius hence Lucky Numbers (excellent) and Pheobe Kates plays the part oh so well not to mention being her sexy self.

This is Drama but provides escapism though the sad and sometimes pathetic lives of others