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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   1,752 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Richard Peck (novel)
Allison Anders (screenplay)
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Release Date:
10 July 1992 (USA) more
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Tagline:
When Shade's good, she's very good. But when Trudi's bad, she's better.
Plot:
In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Excellent Film more (20 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Brooke Adams ... Nora

Ione Skye ... Trudi

Fairuza Balk ... Shade

James Brolin ... John Evans

Robert Knepper ... Dank

David Lansbury ... Hamlet Humphrey (as David Landsbury)

Jacob Vargas ... Javier
Donovan Leitch ... Darius

Chris Mulkey ... Raymond

Laurie O'Brien ... Thelma

Julie Condra ... Tanya
Adam Biesk ... Brett
Leigh Hamilton ... Kim

Diane Behrens ... Hostess
J. Mascis ... Cecil (as J Mascis)
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Runtime:
101 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The letter telling Nora about Trudi's absences from school gives the name of the school principal as Allison Anders, the director of the film. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Shade buys fabric softener at the store next to the laundromat the store's sign is backwards. It would read "closed" if you were to try to come through the front door ("open" faces inward). more
Quotes:
Shade: In his arms I knew who I was. Shade. Just Shade. I was more than enough. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more
Soundtrack:
We Get Along Just Fine more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent Film, 21 October 2007
10/10
Author: jane from United States

This is one of those movies that is often passed over by people who would love it if they watched it. Why? The cover art and tag line make this movie appear to be a low budget skin flick - which it is not. This film is touching and beautiful and quirky. The acting by Balk is spot on and her character is very well developed. But what really makes this movie so wonderful is the story line. In the summary of this movie you will hear something like.....Truckstop waitress struggles to raise her two daughters...while this is true, the story is so much more than that. I suggest anyone who loves quirky movies (like Lawndogs or Box Full of Moonlight) watch this one - just ignore the cover art and rent it already!

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