Two Moon Junction (1988)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Zalman King

Writers:

Zalman King (story) &
MacGregor Douglas (story) ...

Release Date:

29 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Uncontrollable Passion. Undeniable Heat.

Plot:

A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.

Plot Keywords:

Carnival | Marriage | Senator | Drifter | Erotic

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Sherilyn Fenn	...	April
Richard Tyson	...	Perry
Louise Fletcher	...	Belle
Burl Ives	...	Sheriff Earl Hawkins
Kristy McNichol	...	Patti Jean
Martin Hewitt	...	Chad
Juanita Moore	...	Delilah
Don Galloway	...	Senator Delongpre
Millie Perkins	...	Mrs. Delongpre
Milla Jovovich	...	Samantha (as Milla)
Nicole Rosselle	...	Jody
Kerry Remsen	...	Carolee
Hervé Villechaize	...	Smiley (as Herve Villechaize)
Dabbs Greer	...	Kyle
Chris Pedersen	...	Speed (as Chris Pederson)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:R (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

DDM Film Corporation

Trivia:

The title may be a pun, given the erotic nature of the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie, when April is in Perry's shower, we see her left hand without any jewelry. In a subsequent close-up of the same hand, there's an engagement ring and wedding band.

Quotes:

Patti Jean: So, what color's your living room?
April: White. But it's not my house, its my parents.
Patti Jean: Is your bedroom white too?
April: It's beige with floral print.
Patti Jean: My whole place down in Texas is wood panel. Never lived in anything but. Except when I lived in Vegas. I was married to my second husband, he was this guy in the Air Force. They put us up at this high-rise condo at Indian Springs that was great. A prefab with a balcony.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Entertainment Tonight: The Women of Twin Peaks" (1990)

Soundtrack:

Who Do You Love?

Silly but I think I took it too seriously

Southern belle April Delonpre (Sherilyn Fenn) is out of school and all set for a prearranged marriage with Chad (Martin Hewitt). However she meets Perry (Richard Tyson) who is low class and works with a carnival. They start having sex and falling in love and April's family is horrified...

Basically an R rated porno film for guys--there's plenty of nude shots of Fenn but very few of Tyson. I hated the film but I actually thought this was going to be serious. Obviously it's not. While the sex scenes are pretty hot and Fenn and Tyson have great bodies, the dialogue is pretty lame and the story has been done many times before. The acting is OK and Kristy McNichol throws in an amusing little performance (and goes topless too).

So as a silly little sex film for guys it works. It's gets a 6 for the attractive leads, some nice cinematography and the sex. Just don't take it seriously.