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Breaking the Rules (1992)
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Writer (WGA):
Paul W. Shapiro (written by)
Release Date:
9 October 1992 (USA)
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Plot:
Two friends take their dying buddy on one last road trip. full summary | add synopsis
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Phony, trite, badly-acted -- your basic nightmare
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Shawn Phelan | ... | Young Phil |
 | Jackey Vinson | ... | Young Gene |
 | Marty Belafsky | ... | Young Rob |
 | Jason Bateman | ... | Phil Stepler |
 | C. Thomas Howell | ... | Gene Michaels |
 | Jonathan Silverman | ... | Rob Konigsberg |
| Kent Bateman | ... | Mr. Stepler |
| Krista Tesreau | ... | Rob's Date |
 | Annie Potts | ... | Mary Klinglitch |
| Eurlyne Epper | ... | Redneck Woman |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | ... | Redneck #1 |
| Steven Chambers | ... | Redneck #2 |
| Mark Rosenblatt | ... | Bartender |
| Frank Wagner | ... | Justice of the Peace |
| Manuel Pickett | ... | Minister in Arizona |
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Sketches
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100 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Filmed in 1989
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Quotes:
Phil Stepler:
I wanna see the mystic lands that lie beyond Ohio.
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Features "Jeopardy!" (1984)
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Hurt So Bad (To Love)
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I haven't seen this movie in seven years, and I still have vivid memories of its awfulness. Cliched and predictable, and featuring a trio of really horrible performances (poor Annie Potts keeps a brave game face, despite the horror of the script), this is one of the most godawful flicks ever. (One character is dying, but by the end of the film you'll want to see ALL of them croak.)
Look up Ebert's review on the web, it's one of his rare "no-stars" write-ups, which the film richly deserves.