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Patrice Chaplin (novel)
Patricia Louisianna Knop (writer)
Release Date:
11 November 1987 (USA) more
Tagline:
The time of day when mystery and passion become one.
Plot:
Claire (an American) wakes up in a terrible state at the end of a runway in Spain. As she tries to account for her state (blood-soaked and bruised)... more | add synopsis
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3 nominations more
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Odd, but interesting... more (32 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ellen Barkin | ... | Claire | |
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | Augustine | |
| Julian Sands | ... | Kit | |
| Isabella Rossellini | ... | Marie | |
| Martin Sheen | ... | Del | |
| Grace Jones | ... | Conchita | |
| Jodie Foster | ... | Nancy | |
| Gary Cady | ... | Roger | |
| Graham Fletcher-Cook | ... | Gary | |
| Daniel Martín | ... | Beaten Spaniard | |
| Fabián Conde | ... | Injured Spaniard | |
| José María Cañete | ... | Ticket Agent #1 | |
| Jaime Doria | ... | Detective #1 | |
| José Teodoro | ... | Ticket Agent #2 | |
| Frank Braña | ... | Park Policeman |
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Germany:93 min | Portugal:100 min | USA:97 min | Argentina:99 min
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Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Argentina:16
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'Mary Lambert (I)' had also directed 'Madonna''s "La Isla Bonita" music video the same year in exactly the same city. The exteriors in the music video are identical to the ones in this movie. more
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Referenced in Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary': Filming the Horror (2006) (V) more
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Everything but You more
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This is an odd movie. In places there doesn't seem to be much of a plot, and many of the characters are....well, odd. Essentially, the story is about Ellen Barkin's character, Claire, attempting to get to an airport in Spain in time to return to the US for a daredevil stunt she's supposed to perform. Why the hurry? Well, she came to Spain to look up an old boyfriend.... I don't want to give too much away. Claire's attempts to get to the airport run into obstacles...peculiar obstacles. In places the movie has the same frustrating feel to it as a dream in which one continually tries to do something, but somehow nothing quite works out. There's a supporting cast with some big names in it, but just keep your eyes on Ellen Barkin, as those other characters come and go. There's an interesting use of mythology in the movie, but I'm not entirely certain that it was deliberate. In places the pacing seems a bit slow, but overall I think it's very watchable