Touch (1997)

Director:

Paul Schrader

Writers (WGA):

Elmore Leonard (novel)
Paul Schrader (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A Wicked Comedy

Plot:

When Juvenal, a presumed miracle worker, appears on the scene Bill Hill attempts to exploit him but...

Plot Keywords:

Miracle | Evangelist | Miracle Worker | Courtroom | Kitchen

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

LL Cool J	...	Himself
Gina Gershon	...	Debra Lusanne
Conchata Ferrell	...	Virginia Worrel
John Doe	...	Elwin Worrel
Christopher Walken	...	Bill Hill
Skeet Ulrich	...	Juvenal aka Charlie Lawson
María Celedonio	...	Alisha
Chris Hogan	...	Scruffy Staff Worker
Anthony Zerbe	...	Father Donahue
Bridget Fonda	...	Lynn Marie Faulkner
William Newman	...	Court Clerk
Tom Arnold	...	August Murray
Breckin Meyer	...	Greg Czarnicki
Matt O'Toole	...	Bailiff
Richard Fancy	...	Judge

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality, language and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Germany:12 | Australia:MA | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL (video premiere) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Fullerton, California, USA

Company:

Initial Productions

Quotes:

Lynn Marie Faulkner: [why Brother Juvenal left the Franciscan Order] I don't know, maybe something about it irritated him, like Audrey Hepburn in The Nun's Story.

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

Soundtrack:

Remembering Jobim

great non-crime Elmore Leonard

Occasionally Elmore Leonard writes about something other than the underworld. Here his wonderful dialogue and amusing characters are centered around, not a bank robber or ex-con, but a young man who receives miraculous stigmata. The tone is stirical and the comedy is quite dark; definitely worth a look. After Get Shorty Hollywood seemed to finally get how to translate Leonard to the screen, and Touch certainly belongs in the company of Get Shorty, Jackie Brown, and Out of Sight. The cast is perfect in this one, with Skeet Ulrich and Bridget Fonda the best they've been so far, plus Christopher Walken in full glory, and Tom Arnold (yes, That Tom Arnold) just dead on as a religious zealot. This one didn't get much of a theatrical run so go find it at the video store.