Box of Moon Light (1996)

Director:

Tom DiCillo

Writer:

Tom DiCillo (written by)

Release Date:

25 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Discover something incredible...

Plot:

Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides...

Plot Keywords:

Engineer | Moving Backwards | Stranger | Paranoia | Underwear

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John Turturro	...	Al Fountain
Sam Rockwell	...	The Kid
Catherine Keener	...	Floatie Dupre
Lisa Blount	...	Purlene Dupre
Annie Corley	...	Deb Fountain
Alexander Goodwin	...	Bobby Fountain
Dermot Mulroney	...	Wick
Mike Stanley	...	Doob
Rica Martens	...	Doris
Ray Aranha	...	Soapy
Robert Wightman	...	Dex
James Richardson	...	Taco
Stephen Dupree	...	Elwood
Eugene Wolf	...	Lyle
Reathel Bean	...	Luvven Coddle

Also Known As:

Box of Moonlight (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some nudity.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

France:U | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | UK:15 | USA:R (Approved No. 34537) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Trivia:

Features wrestling from Smokey Mountain Wrestling.

Quotes:

Al Fountain: I can't believe it. I've been looking all over for this place. I don't know why, really. I spent a couple of days there when I was a kid, and, and I just remember having a really good time.
Old Motel Clerk: Me, too. My brother and I drowned a cat there once.
Al Fountain: Is that right?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Wann ist der Mond eigentlich rund? (1999)

Soundtrack:

Lost Time Blues

Very poetic

I suppose I have the right sex, the right age and the right background to absolutely love this movie. It is full of beautiful pictures, romantic and humorous scenes. The balance between dream and reality is aptly kept, the use of colour is deliberate and aesthetically sound (green and shades of blue predominate), the soundtrack is memorable and supports the pictures very well. Box of Moon Light has a pleasant slow pace, and all is well orchestrated into a good, coherent story and a single statement: You have to look for the poetic side of life wherever you are, in whatever situation you find yourself in.

All characters are three dimensional: John Turturro is simply brilliant (the quality of his performance here equals the one he gave in Quiz Show) as the conscientious, morally uptight middle class Mr. Everyman who is sent to a nowhere place in the rolling hills of Tennessee on a futile mission. Sam Rockwell is equally well cast in his role of a totally carefree present day Huckleberry Finn/Davy Crockett who rules supreme in his own little junk-kingdom. Catherine Keener was certainly never lovlier than here. She plays a shy girl from the backwoods and is surprisingly convincing in that role.