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User Rating:
7.3/10   22,379 votes
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Director:
Clint Eastwood
Writer (WGA):
John Lee Hancock (written by)
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Release Date:
24 November 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal. full summary | add synopsis
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A Perfect World; An Idealistic Movie more (102 total)

Cast

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Kevin Costner ... Robert 'Butch' Haynes

Clint Eastwood ... Chief Red Garnett

Laura Dern ... Sally Gerber

T.J. Lowther ... Phillip 'Buzz' Perry

Keith Szarabajka ... Terry Pugh
Leo Burmester ... Tom Adler

Paul Hewitt ... Dick Suttle

Bradley Whitford ... Bobby Lee

Ray McKinnon ... Bradley
Jennifer Griffin ... Gladys Perry
Leslie Flowers ... Naomi Perry
Belinda Flowers ... Ruth Perry

Darryl Cox ... Mr. Hughes
Jay Whiteaker ... Superman
Taylor Suzanna McBride ... Tinkerbell
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language. (on appeal)
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Runtime:
138 min | Germany:125 min (TV version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Netherlands:12 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | South Korea:12 | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

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Trivia:
Butch (Kevin Costner) and Philip visit a Friendly Dept. Store, outside of which there is a poster advertising Bull Durham cigarettes. Kevin Costner starred in Bull Durham (1988). more
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Anachronisms: In a scene where the police are getting some candy together, some of the candy is in boxes from the 1990s, a design that did not appear until almost 30 years after the time in which the movie is set. more
Quotes:
Chief Red Garnett: [interrupting a confrontation] How you take your steak, Sally?
Sally Gerber: Snarling: RARE!.
Chief Red Garnett: Well, I'll just wipe its ass, hurl it through and you can tear off a slab. How'd that be?
Sally Gerber: Maybe medium-rare.
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Movie Connections:
References Bull Durham (1988) more
Soundtrack:
Night Life more

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16 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
A Perfect World; An Idealistic Movie, 6 February 2005
10/10
Author: LivingDog from NYC, NY

Excellent movies have everything right with them - from the scenery to the director. This movie has it all except the plot is too idealistic for my taste. Granted a story can have any plot the author decides, but this one plays on false stereotypes just like other Hollywood movies, e.g. the "noble" savage. (There is no such thing - individuals may be noble, but not an entire nation. This is why "To Kill a Mocking Bird" is so powerful - the main noble character is surrounded by real people - at least as real as a movie will allow them to be.) And so it doesn't go with "A Perfect World." The main character is surrounded by louts brutes and ignoramuses.

However, was the movie entertaining? Was it well directed, cast, acted, and lit? You bet. One of Mr. Eastwood's best. 10/10.

-Zafoid

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