Product DescriptionBased on a Serbo-Croation story, this film by Alan Wade is set in rural Appalachia and stars Christian Slater as a suicidal stranger whose car breaks down on a long pilgrimage to the ocean. The locals greet him with suspicion, but when they find out that he has death on his mind, he becomes a local celebrity, treated with kindness and made a confidante of many who have troubles to share. The irony is that this rise in esteem is exactly the antidote to his self-destructive urges--but will these good people understand if he changes his mind? Wade's low-key approach is a good choice for this character-driven story, but his portrayal of rural types is a bit tainted by the clichés of TV's Northern Exposure and Doc Hollywood, stories where small-town folk are automatically eccentric. Still, this is a pleasant enough film about a highly unusual subject. --Tom Keogh - Actors: Christian Slater, Robin Tunney, Michael Parks, Cherry Jones, Frankie Faison
- Director: Alan Wade (II)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- ISBN: 0780651170
- Language (Original Language): English
- Language (Subtitled): English
- Language (Subtitled): Spanish
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 2005-04-19
- Running Time: 90 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1997-09-05
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