Carried Away (1996)

Director:

Bruno Barreto

Writers (WGA):

Jim Harrison (novel)
Ed Jones (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

No love is safe from desire.

Plot:

Joseph Svenden is a middle-aged schoolteacher who lives on a farm with his dying mother. In his simple life there are no excitements...

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Female Nudity | Lolita | Hunting | Footsie Under The Table

Cast

Dennis Hopper	...	Joseph Svenden
Amy Irving	...	Rosealee Henson
Amy Locane	...	Catherine Wheeler
Julie Harris	...	Joseph's Mother
Gary Busey	...	Major Nathan Wheeler
Hal Holbrook	...	Doctor Evans
Christopher Pettiet	...	Robert Henson
Priscilla Pointer	...	Lily Henson
Gail Cronauer	...	Beverly
Alissa Alban	...	School Board Superintendent
E.J. Morris	...	School Board Woman
Joe Stevens	...	School Board Man
Connie Cooper	...	Charlotte
Eleese Lester	...	Marie
Doug Jackson	...	Frank

Also Known As:

Acts of Love (UK)

MPAA:

Rated R for nudity, strong sexuality and language.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Alphacine)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Mexico:B | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Texas, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Goofs:

Continuity: When Catherine's parents come to Joseph's house, the hall clock reads 8:35. When Catherine shows up just after her parents leave, the same clock now reads 7:35.

Quotes:

Joseph Svenden: What can I say. I'm a bad man. But sometimes it is fun to be bad.

Soundtrack:

TOUCH ME

Dennis Hopper all grown up (sort of)

It's been interesting to watch Dennis Hopper grow up in films, from the skinny, scared kid in "The Sons of Katie Elder", to his iconic role as Billy in "Easy Rider", to the whacked-out journalist in "Apocalypse Now", to this thoroughly middle-aged character. Here, he is the ultimate grown-up, at least at first, who feels the need to go back to years past in the idea of love/sex with the young student. He nailed his part. Amy Irving nailed hers, too, though it was a bit of a smaller part. Amy Locane provided the eye candy, for us as well as for Joseph Svenden (Hopper). Harder to understand her character's (Catherine) motivations. I can see that the pickings were pretty slim in that time and place, but the 47-year-old semi-crippled more-or-less engaged teacher? This film is worth seeing, if you can take some fairly unsettling images (Hopper naked). Grade: B