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19 June 1987 (West Germany) morePlot:
A story of amour fou. Walt is madly in love/lust with a young illegal Mexican immigrant. "I wanna show this Mexican kid that I'm gay for him"... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreNewsDesk:
James Franco's 15 Favorite Criterion Movies(From JustPressPlay. 31 March 2009, 1:07 PM, PDT)
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I really loved this movie moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tim Streeter | ... | Walt Curtis | |
| Doug Cooeyate | ... | Johnny | |
| Ray Monge | ... | Roberto Pepper | |
| Nyla McCarthy | ... | Betty | |
| Sam Downey | ... | Hotel Clerk | |
| Robert Lee Pitchlynn | ... | Drunk Man (as Bob Pitchlynn) | |
| Eric Pedersen | ... | Policeman | |
| Marty Christiansen | ... | Barfriend | |
| George Conner | ... | Wino (as Bad George Connor) | |
| Don Chambers | ... | Himself | |
| Walt Curtis | ... | George | |
| Kenny Presler | ... | Street Hustler | |
| Conde Benavides | ... | Arcade Amigo | |
| Cristo Stoyos | ... | Greek Singer | |
| Matt Cooeyate | ... | Boxcar Amigo |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
78 minCountry:
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MonoFilming Locations:
Portland, Oregon, USAFun Stuff
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I was fortunate enough to see this at the Sydney Film festival. I am a fan of Van Sants, having seen all his stuff and read his fiction- and I've always wondered if I would ever see this curiosity of a film. And what I expected to be nothing more than a real fledgeling of a film, with only a glimmer of the Van Sant that attracts many to his work- was in actuality a stunning, fully sustained episodic and tender Ka-pow! that was wonderfully made and full of all the visual tricks and flair that makes Van Sants movies so idiosyncratic and so ... well him. This was the biggest delight for me about it. I expected, simply because it is so hard to find and that it has no DVD release that it would be a mere trifle of a film. But it is anything but.
I was moved, all the acting was top-notch. The main character was likeably deluded, such a victim of his own desire it was funny and warming at the same time. The Black and White and evident grain in occasional sound inconsistencies actually work for it; it helps draw the detail out of the locale and its people in a manner very reminiscent of Van Sants Idaho and Drugstore Cowboy.
There are moments of confusion, of randomness, of erotica and tragedy. The music is wonderful, every camera angle delicately crafted, but never contrived or pretentious- full of humour and warmth.
What a joy this film was and to me, seriously one of Van Sants best. Maybe its because I'm a gay man and with the exclusion of his Paris Je Teme segment, and elements of My Own Private Idaho, this is his only overtly gay story. And it plays real, with an almost documentary like realism (for example the scenes of language barriers between the the main protagonist and Pepper)- but then again its almost as theatrical as opera, playing it broad and surreal.
I cant praise it highly enough. A real surprise, a delight. I hope it gets seen.