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Box of Moon Light
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Overview

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7.0/10   2,851 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Tom DiCillo (written by)
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Release Date:
25 July 1997 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Discover something incredible...
Plot:
Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides... more | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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Subtle = Powerful more (52 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Turturro ... Al Fountain

Sam Rockwell ... The Kid

Catherine Keener ... Floatie Dupre
Lisa Blount ... Purlene Dupre

Annie Corley ... Deb Fountain
Alexander Goodwin ... Bobby Fountain

Dermot Mulroney ... Wick

Mike Stanley ... Doob
Rica Martens ... Doris
Ray Aranha ... Soapy
Robert Wightman ... Dex
James Richardson ... Taco
Stephen Dupree ... Elwood
Eugene Wolf ... Lyle
Reathel Bean ... Luvven Coddle
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Box of Moonlight (USA) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some nudity.
Runtime:
112 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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The swimming hole is actually an abandoned 350 foot deep quarry. DiCillo told all who went in that it was only 25 feet deep max. An expert swimmer at a nearby quarry was bitten by a poisonous snake and drowned several days before filming began. more
Quotes:
Luvven Coddle: I sense a - a yearning in you - a - a searching - almost - as if you're lost. You've been lost for a long, long time. Am I right?... You found Jesus, Al.
Al Fountain: Why? Is he missing?
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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Subtle = Powerful, 14 May 2002
8/10
Author: queitus from Cherry hill, NJ, USA

Everything in this film is about subtlety... I think that's why it has such a lasting effect.

It's definitely one of those "mischievous" films... sort of an escape from reality that makes you wonder why you and others take themselves so seriously. It's something that will most likely linger with you for a while. This film made me re-evaluate the seriousness of my life. I think this is among the only films that actually has changed my life somewhat.

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