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Director:
David Beaird
Writer:
David Beaird (writer)
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Release Date:
20 February 1992 (Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Bayou La Teche, Louisiana sizzles as the Cajun town celebrates the wedding of Splendid and Dolan. The... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Basically a play put on film - more (24 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Faye Dunaway ... Thais
Denholm Elliott ... Howler

James Earl Jones ... Bear
Emily Lloyd ... Splendid

Jennifer Tilly ... Talbot

James Wilder ... Dolan
Anthony Geary ... Preacher

Leland Crooke ... Jumper

Luke Perry ... Ray Ray
Kevin Michael Brown ... Sugar Cat
Michael Covert ... Pie Boy
Saxon Trainor ... Renee
Steve LeFleur ... Band Member #1
Jonno Frishberg ... Band Member #2
Joe Fontenot ... Band Member #3
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Jumper: Hot Lover (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
Spain:88 min | USA:81 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Filming Locations:
Abbeville, Louisiana, USA more
Company:
Pro Filmworks more

Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:
Bayou Teche more

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Basically a play put on film -, 2 March 2005
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Author: jrome-4 from United Kingdom

and once you've accepted that then you are fine. Acting as a curtain between scenes are cuts to a camera zooming over a bayou. That said, this is one of my favourite films.

Erotic though it is not. The main topic of the film may be sex but this is more of a psychological exploration than a bit of light porn. If you have rented this film for a night of risqué entertainment then I can see why you might be bored but this would be a problem of marketing more than anything else.

The acting is excellent - especially the scenes between Dunaway, Elliot (it was one of his last films), Jones and Tilly. The music is great as well.

Of course my family crawled from the bayous themselves so that would explain some of my affection for the film but I still highly recommend that everyone see this at least once just for the scene in the local bar which is brilliant. No explosions or special effects but just some really well crafted dialogue being delivered by some very good actors.

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