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Director:
Writer (WGA):
John Lee Hancock (written by)
Release Date:
24 November 1993 (USA)
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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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Criminologist
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The M/C Interview: John Lee Hancock discusses 'The Blind Side'
(From Hitfix. 18 November 2009, 11:30 AM, PST)
Sandra Bullock Interview, The Blind Side
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(From Hitfix. 18 November 2009, 11:30 AM, PST)
Sandra Bullock Interview, The Blind Side
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A Perfect World; An Idealistic Movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language. (on appeal)
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Runtime:
138 min | Germany:125 min (TV version)
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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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
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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).
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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.
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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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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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References Bull Durham (1988)
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Soundtrack:
Night Life
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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