Mojave Moon (1996)

Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie) who is looking for a ride from the city out into the Mojave Desert, where her mother ... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Dowling

Writer:

Leonard Glasser

Stars:

Danny Aiello, Anne Archer, Michael Biehn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny Aiello	...	Al
Anne Archer	...	Julie
Michael Biehn	...	Boyd
Angelina Jolie	...	Eleanor 'Elie' Rigby
Alfred Molina	...	Sal
Jack Noseworthy	...	Kaiser
Zack Norman	...	Terry
Peter MacNicol	...	Tire Repairman
John Getz	...	Police Officer
Mary Joy	...	Waitress
Lee Arenberg	...	Friendly Motorist
Mark Anderson	...	Gunman 1
Gary Lee Davis	...	Gunman #2
Corin Nemec	...	Car Thief
Leonard Termo	...	Shorty

Storyline

Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie) who is looking for a ride from the city out into the Mojave Desert, where her mother lives. Little does he know that while Ellie is falling in love with him, he is falling for her mother (Julie), despite the nearby presence of Julie's boyfriend who seems likely to go berzerk at any moment. Even more strange, hilarious events follow and it's up to Al to find some explanation. His life may never again be the same.

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Plot Keywords:

desert | biker | seductress | missing man | mini skirt | 

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Taglines:

A Roadtrip, a Romance, and a Not-So-Dead Body.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

A sivatagi hold titka

Filming Locations:

Palmdale, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Julie and Ellie are in the truck, shots taken from the left show Ellie's dress covering her left shoulder. In shots from the right, the dress is off the shoulder.

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Quotes

Al: [first lines - narration] Ever get so bored with your life, you're afraid your gonna do something stupid? And then you get afraid you're so far gone you can't even think up something stupid to do any more? Well last year when my wife and I split up, I decided to leave New York, thought I'd go to Seattle. Then I remembered, Seattle has even more serial killers than Long Island. Add that to the big coffee house scene, and you got a town filled with psychopaths - who are always awake.
Al: Six months in...

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Soundtracks

"Lavender"
By Watsonville Patio
Performed by Watsonville Patio

User Reviews

A little off-the-wall, but not way off.

Many times movies that are determined to be off-the-wall wind up going splat! but this one works OK. Danny Aiello plays an ordinary Joe hanging out with his friends at a coffee shop when in walks a sexy young woman (Angelina Jolie) who may as well have a blinking neon sign around her neck saying TROUBLE! The boys put Danny up to flirting with her and amazingly, she responds. Obviously she wants something from this guy and that something is a ride to her home, a trailer out in the desert.

When they get there, things start to get weird. Mom (Anne Archer) is a breathy-voiced version of a 50's sitcom mother, and there's this incongruous, menacing biker (Michael Biehn) at the trailer with her. Who is this guy, a boyfriend? Houseguest? Husband? If he knows what's good for him, Danny should say goodbye and step on the gas, but he hangs around too long and gets involved with all sorts of madness and freaky characters.

Some people will reject this film out of hand as being too stupid or weird and others will say it doesn't go far enough. A group in the middle will find it nicely out of the ordinary and modestly entertaining. Aiello is rather subdued as befits a befuddled guy who's into something way over his head and Jolie is verrry sexy.