Niagara, Niagara (1997)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Bob Gosse

Writer:

Matthew Weiss (written by)

Release Date:

20 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Love can't be controlled.

Plot:

An outsider and a young woman plagued by Tourette's syndrome meet and together journey to Canada.

Plot Keywords:

Canada | Pharmacy | Road | Tourette's Syndrome | Police

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Robin Tunney	...	Marcy
Henry Thomas	...	Seth
Michael Parks	...	Walter
Stephen Lang	...	Claude
John MacKay	...	Seth's Father
Alan Pottinger	...	Sanitation Lot Cop
Sol Frieder	...	Pawnbroker
Candy Clark	...	Sally
Andrew L. Phillips	...	Sally's Policeman
Jeffrey Howard	...	Liquor Store Clerk
Shawn Hatosy	...	Lead High School Punk
Adam Lauricella	...	High School Punk #2 (as Adam T. Lauricella)
Jaime Lynn O'Hara	...	High School Girl
John Ventimiglia	...	Doug
Clea DuVall	...	Convenience Store Clerk

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality, substance abuse and strong language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R | UK:18 (video rating) (2000)

Filming Locations:

Highland, New York, USA

Company:

Shooting Gallery

Trivia:

Both Kate Winslet and 'Juliette Lewis' turned down the role of Marcy.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the toy store, the corpse breathes.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Bring Your Sorrow Over Here

The performances of the two main actors are impressive, but the part set in Canada is embarrassing.

I'm a Canadian. I was born and grew up in the Niagara Region and have viewed the Falls hundreds if not thousands of times. That why I had to borrow this movie and view it. I really enjoyed it. The two main actors put in impressive performances and they are the heart and soul of the movie. But as another commentary says,parts BORDER on the incredible. The film-makers made absolutely no attempt to inject any Canadian reality into the section of the movie set in Canada. Toronto is a 2-hour coach ride from Niagara Falls. As to why they wouldn't just go to nearby Buffalo, I'll assume that was because of their obsessiveness. The store employees supposedly in a Toronto shopping plaza spoke with American accents. The Police uniforms are wrong and Canadian police equipment is different in a respect that might, however, effect the plot so I won't be specific. Maybe my criticism really belongs in your errors department.