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Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
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9 April 1993 (USA)
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Nick is leaving. Beth is staying. Carol is waiting. Sid is painting. more
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Nick is a feckless television salesman who gets fired and impulsively decides that he and his girlfriend...
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Contemplating the meaning of the illusive 'it'...
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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) |
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95 min
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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."
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Continuity: Driving toward home after his last day at work in Enfield, Nick passes the same American flag twice.
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References Powaqqatsi (1988)
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Pushin' Too Hard
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A film which manages to perfectly sum up the dilemma encompassed by the so-called Generation X: a generation that has never had it better, and has it all for the taking - if only they could figure out just what 'it' is.
Nick (Tim Roth) carries the momentum of this notion, claiming that what he wants "isn't in here, and it isn't out there...", yet he regardless embarks on a voyage to Butte, Montana which is rumoured to be the City of the Future: "I read that a while ago, so the future's probably already there".
Much of the film is concentrated on the aftermath of his departure, and in particular his decision to leave his girlfriend Beth (Bridget Fonda)behind in Arizona. Beth now must reach a similar decision in Nick's absence, finally deciding what 'she' wants as opposed to the wants of those around her (namely Nick). Also involved in this tangle of relationships are Nick's ex-lover and Beth's best friend (Phoebe Cates), and a painter (Eric Stoltz) whose introduction to the situation further complicates Beth's thinking.
The film, like Glengarry Glenn Ross, is based on a stage play and this is evident in the minimum of locations employed and heavy emphasis on dialogue. However, this is really quite satisfying as characters are allowed to express and develop far much more than is customary in other such, so-called 'soul-searching' films.
Stand-out performances from Fonda and Roth, and an intelligent script.