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18 March 1988 (USA)
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A British art expert travels across America in order to purchase a rare Renoir painting in the South but comes across some crazy characters in the process. full summary | add synopsis
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Depending on your expectations, you'll either hate it or love it.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | Henderson Dores (as Daniel Day Lewis) |
 | Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Loomis Gage |
 | Kent Broadhurst | ... | Ben Sereno |
| Maury Chaykin | ... | Freeborn Gage |
| Matthew Cowles | ... | Beckman Gage |
 | Joan Cusack | ... | Irene Stein |
 | Keith David | ... | Eugene Teagarden |
 | Spalding Gray | ... | Reverend T.J. Cardew |
 | Glenne Headly | ... | Cora Gage |
 | Laurie Metcalf | ... | Melissa |
| Bill Moor | ... | Edgar Beeby |
| Deirdre O'Connell | ... | Shanda Gage |
| Will Patton | ... | Duane Gage |
 | Martha Plimpton | ... | Bryant |
| Rockets Redglare | ... | Peter Gint |
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A rejected score was composed by Elmer Bernstein
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Features "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1964)
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This is one of those rare films that seems to divide into only two groups: You will only be able to love or hate this movie. However, I think the previous reviews leave out an essential element to determining which camp you fall into: whether you are interested in the actors (based on previous roles) or the film.
The best way to give you some idea of what to expect is the usual vehicle: comparison with other films. If you loved Martin Scorcese's film, After Hours or enjoyed Something Wild (with Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels) or were even guiltily amused by Who's That Girl (Madonna and Griffin Dunne), then you will probably like this movie. Stars and Bars uses a similar formula of "straight laced, uptight man" being taken for a wild adventure by "free-spirited, sexy woman".
Obviously, this would put someone like Daniel Day-Lewis into the right role (a tightly wound serious man), but in a very different universe from films like "My Left Foot" and "The Age of Innocence". If you are hoping for another period piece or serious art, this film is not for you. Luckily, I happen to like films that range from Wim Wenders to the latest Adam Sandler vehicle. :)