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Wisdom
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Overview

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5.1/10   1,323 votes
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Director:
Emilio Estevez
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Writer:
Emilio Estevez (written by)
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Release Date:
31 December 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Lovers. Heroes. Trouble. more
Plot:
Unable to find work after a past felony, graduate John Wisdom and his girlfriend (Moore) embark on a... more | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
question of the day: Does an on-demand DVD business make sense?
 (From FlickFilosopher. 25 March 2009, 8:15 AM, PDT)

Warner Bros opens movie vaults for DVDs
 (From digitalspy. 23 March 2009, 6:06 PM, PDT)

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Wisdom - wouldn't you do the same? more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Demi Moore ... Karen Simmons

Emilio Estevez ... John Wisdom

Tom Skerritt ... Lloyd Wisdom

Veronica Cartwright ... Samantha Wisdom

William Allen Young ... Agent Williamson
Richard Minchenberg ... Agent Cooper

Ernie Lively ... Bill, Motel Manager (as Ernie Brown)
Bill Henderson ... Theo
Gene Ross ... Sheriff
Liam Sullivan ... Jake Perry

Charlie Sheen ... City Burger Manager
Hal Fishman ... Network Anchorman
Chuck Henry ... Local Anchorman
Nicholas Shields ... Gun Salesman (as Nick Shields)
Barbara Stamm ... Loan Officer at Bank #1
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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Dedicated to the memory of Henry Proach, who has a small role, and who was a good friend of Emilio Estevez. more
Quotes:
[After robbing his first bank.]
John: Go! Go! Go! Go! GO!
Karen: What? What? What? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT GUN?
John: I told you to wait, Karen! Where the hell were you?
Karen: I was hungry - I went to get some Tofutti.
John: Tofutti?!?
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Movie Connections:
References Repo Man (1984) more
Soundtrack:
Home Again more

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0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Wisdom - wouldn't you do the same?, 12 August 2007
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Author: Nadia Trach from Ukraine

I can still remember this film though I have seen it when I was somewhere like 14 years old. I feel like this is the story to listen to but not by the simple people all over the world but by those who are on the top of the power ladder. The rich get richer and poor become even more poor and there must be something changed about this - there must be someone. So the main character decides to be that someone, only not in the legal way. When in the end he comes to some conclusions.... I disagree that this movie is bad or that Emilio acted not well. This movie had a profound impression on me and I still think of it as of a good social drama.

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