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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Peg Haller (written by) &
Bob Schneider (written by)
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Release Date:
25 October 1996 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Love Was Their Addiction, Crime Was The Drug.
Plot:
Chris is young idealistic cop who falls in love and gets married to Pam, a beautiful but emotionally... more | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
Liam Neeson & Sons Trying to Return to Normal Life
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Whitney Port Wants a Normal Life
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ashley Judd ... Pam Anderson

Luke Perry ... Chris Anderson
Bruce A. Young ... Agent Parker (as Bruce Young)

Jim True-Frost ... Mike Anderson
Edmund Wyson ... Darren
Michael Skewes ... Officer Swift

Scott Cummins ... Hank Chilton

Kevin Mukherji ... Homeowner

Kate Walsh ... Cindy Anderson
Tom Towles ... Frank Anderson

Penelope Milford ... Adele Anderson
Brian McCann ... Justice of the Peace
Dawn Maxey ... Eva
Kevin Hurley ... Norman
Brian Blondell ... Toy store clerk
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MPAA:
Rated R for scenes of violence, sexuality, drug use and language.
Runtime:
101 min | Portugal:89 min | UK:102 min
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Color (Astrocolor)
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The bar where Chris and Pam first meet is the Bartlett Tap, and is located in downtown Bartlett. It's a tavern that has been there since the 1800's. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Pam is at the store and her credit card is denied, she has the clerk call the credit card company to override. When the clerk calls the credit card company, he never mentions Pam's name or number, but somehow they know to deny. Even when Pam gets on the phone and starts telling them about her making the payments and they agree to extend her credit without knowing who she is. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Chris Anderson: Lock and load. You ready?
[Pam nods]
Chris Anderson: Time to go.
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2 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Strange and ultimately unsatisfying, 27 April 1999
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Author: Sean Gallagher (naes@cgocable.net) from Oakville, Ont. Canada

I don't know why, but I haven't been able to get into the films of director John McNaughton. Of the films of his I've seen(HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, MAD DOG AND GLORY, WILD THINGS, and this), I can see obvious talent, but for some reason he hasn't put it all together for me(HENRY, the best of those, was tighter, but had some problems). At least here, I can detail what went wrong for me. For one, there were too many shouting matches(someone ought to tell actors that yelling is not the only way to express anger). For another, I've never really liked Luke Perry, and he runs the gamut of expressions here from A to B. Ashley Judd is quite good here, giving an intuitive performance, and never quite answering what's wrong with her character, but letting us guess for ourselves(of course, she's a drug addict and alcoholic, but there seems to be more to it). And the details of this supposedly true story seem fascinating. I just wish it added up to more.

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