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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert Ramsey (written by) &
Matthew Stone (written by)
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Release Date:
28 April 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Fate visits in ways you never expect. more
Plot:
Johnny Destiny burns into Las Vegas in his hot Dodge RoadRunner, stopping only to pick up a stranger stranded in the desert... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Dylan McDermott ... Julian Goddard

Nancy Travis ... Lucille

James LeGros ... Thoreau

Quentin Tarantino ... Johnny Destiny

James Belushi ... Tuerto
Janet Carroll ... Escabel

David Cross ... Ralph Dellaposa
Richard Edson ... Gage
Bobcat Goldthwait ... Mr. Smith
Barry Shabaka Henley ... Dravec

Lisa Jane Persky ... Katrina
Sarah Trigger ... Francine

Tracey Walter ... Pappy
Allen Garfield ... Vinnie Vidivici

Ralph Brannen ... Henchman
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
102 min
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #33751) | Iceland:L | UK:15
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The name of the talent agent played by Allen Garfield is Vinnie Vidivici. This is a wink to the Latin of Caesar's famed message to the Roman Senate after his defeat of Pharnaces, "Veni Vidi Vici", which translates as "I came, I saw, I conquered." more
Soundtrack:
That old black magic more

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This is a very, very good film., 7 June 1999
Author: (roberts@uconnvm.uconn.edu) from Connecticut, USA

The film tells a story about marginal people--people living in the interstices and on the edges of our system. Stories of this type allow writers and directors to concentrate on interactions among a fairly small group, and (usually) they create interesting, likable people for us. This film, with its bow to magic realism, is both amusing and surprising. Tarantino is not effective as an actor, I feel. Apparently he is too self-conscious or, perhaps, does not rehearse. Aside from his performance (and it is not actually bad), the performances are fine. Just about every actor in the film does a good job.

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