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Release Date:
3 March 2000 (UK)
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Tagline:
They ran away from everything but each other.
Plot:
A woman constantly runs from town to town with her 12 year old daughter to escape failed relationships...
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Fight
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Office Job
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American South
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Truck Driver
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 8 wins
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9 nominations
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(6 articles)
Tony Awards Round Up: Harden, Lansbury, Hathaway, Langella, Neil Patrick Harris
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Tony Award Nominations / Movie Connections
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Tony Award Nominations / Movie Connections
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A Pleasant Surprise
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Janet McTeer | ... | Mary Jo Walker |
 | Kimberly J. Brown | ... | Ava Walker |
 | Jay O. Sanders | ... | Dan Miller |
 | Gavin O'Connor | ... | Jack Ranson |
 | Laurel Holloman | ... | Laurie Pendleton |
 | Lois Smith | ... | Ginger |
 | Michael J. Pollard | ... | Mr. Cummings |
 | Ashley Buccille | ... | Zoe Brussard |
 | Cody McMains | ... | Adam Riley |
| Linda Porter | ... | Mrs. Boman |
| Brian Tahash | ... | Winston Jackson |
 | Curt McRiane | ... | Billy Jo (as Josh Carmichael) |
| Dennis Ford | ... | Check-out Clerk |
 | Sara Downing | ... | Rachel Riley |
 | Joel Polis | ... | Vice Principal |
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Rated PG-13 for language, sensuality and a scene of domestic discord.
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102 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
France:U |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13
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Errors in geography: Despite references to "driving across country" from the East (West Virginia), all shots in the film are obviously from the area around Los Angeles.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2000) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
One of These Days
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The premise of a film about a mother and 12 year-old daughter on the road is not necessarily attractive to everyone. But this was a refreshing example of the genre, mainly because the director allowed character development. Mother and daughter have characteristics both endearing and infuriating (like all of us; something that Hollywood so often forgets) and, as a result, we're not forced to take sides with one against the other. Rather we find ourselves looking out for opportunities for them to both lead a more stable existence. Inevitably in a film of this nature there must be a great temptation to play on sentimentality and help boost Kleenex sales. But fortunately that doesn't happen; in fact the only tearful moment comes from one of the male characters recounting the loss of his wife. The two leads react well to each other, something which was essential for the film to work.
An entertaining approach to the genre for which the viewer doesn't have to suspend rationality.