Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Michael Steinberg

Writers (WGA):

Roger Hedden (play)
Roger Hedden (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Nick is leaving. Beth is staying. Carol is waiting. Sid is painting.

Plot:

Nick is a feckless television salesman who gets fired and impulsively decides that he and his girlfriend...

Plot Keywords:

Human Relationship | Search For Parent | Road | American Southwest | Cannabis

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Phoebe Cates	...	Carol
Bridget Fonda	...	Beth
Tim Roth	...	Nick
Eric Stoltz	...	Sid
Alicia Witt	...	Elizabeth
Sandra Ellis Lafferty	...	Yard Sale Lady (as Sandra Lafferty)
Sidney Dawson	...	TV Customer
Jon Proudstar	...	Station Attendant
Scott Johnson	...	Chip
Kezbah Weidner	...	Dine Woman
Peter Fonda	...	Motorcycle Rider
Amaryllis Borrego	...	Waitress
Rich Wheeler	...	Elizabeth's Grandfather
Scott Frederick	...	TV Store Kid
Warren Burton	...	Radio Preacher (voice)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:S | Norway:15 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

August Entertainment

Trivia:

In the scene when Peter Fonda arrives on his motorcycle and asks Tim Roth if the phone works, Bridget Fonda is actually hiding in the back seat of the car Roth is in. If you look very closely, for a second you see a small blue patch behind the seat for a second as Roth is sitting up. The same color of the t-shirt Bridget wore in the Arizona scenes. In the audio commentary on the DVD, director Michael Steinberg explains, "Bridget wanted to be in a shot with her father. Of course you can't see her at all. She's ducked down behind in the back seat, but I guess it was not since Easy Rider that they'd been in a film together."

Goofs:

Continuity: Driving toward home after his last day at work in Enfield, Nick passes the same American flag twice.

Quotes:

Beth: I have to find happiness in myself.
Sid: No, that's wrong. People tell you that, but it's wrong. I've lived with people who have that 'happiness from within', that happiness... it's just them being pleased with themselves. It's not enough. It's a lonely thing.

Movie Connections:

References Powaqqatsi (1988)

Soundtrack:

Pushin' Too Hard

Time and Place

This movie is in a category I like to call time and place. It has a very powerful resonance with someone who is experiencing a similar dilemma. For me I originally watched it when it came out and thought the dialogue was well-paced and witty and the acting from Fonda, Roth, and Cates was superb. I recently watched the film again, because I had somewhat grown into its situation. Needless to say it was nearly poetic in a way. That western landscape and feeling of restlessness... My only major complaint was the scoring was a little tedious at times.