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Ripe (1996)

R 92 min  -  Drama  -   2 May 1997 (USA)
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When their abusive parents are killed in a car crash, twin sisters Rosie and Violet vow to run away to Kentucky in search of a better life... See full summary »

Director:

Mo Ogrodnik

Writer:

Mo Ogrodnik
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Monica Keena ...
Violet
Daisy Eagan ...
Rosie
Gordon Currie ...
Pete
Ron Brice Ron Brice ...
Ken
Karen Lynn Gorney ...
Janet Wyman
Vincent Laresca ...
Jimmy
Scott Sowers ...
Colonel Wyman
Erik Jensen ...
Dave
Curtis McClarin Curtis McClarin ...
H (as Curtis McLarin)
Donia Silver-Smith Donia Silver-Smith ...
Young Violet
Janna Silver-Smith Janna Silver-Smith ...
Young Rosie
Nurit Koppel Nurit Koppel ...
Fran
Bruce McCarty Bruce McCarty ...
Daniel
Candice Love Candice Love ...
Maxine
Hollie Harper Hollie Harper ...
Dell
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Storyline

When their abusive parents are killed in a car crash, twin sisters Rosie and Violet vow to run away to Kentucky in search of a better life. While on the road, the girls meet up with Pete, a drifter working as a grounds keeper on a derelict army base, who takes them in. While Violet falls for him, Rosie becomes increasingly angry and hostile, and the sisters' childhood bond is eventually destroyed forever. Written by Babydoll xxx  

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Plot Keywords:

Army Base | Car Crash | Drifter | Kentucky | On The Road  | See more »

Taglines:

No one stays innocent forever.

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality involving youg teens, language, and some violence See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Filming Locations:

Aiken, South Carolina, USA

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Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color
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Goofs

Continuity: During the mess hall scene where they bring Pete a hamburger, he pushes it away saying he doesn't eat meat. One of the soldiers then takes a few bites. Nobody touches it again after that, and yet the hamburger repeatedly changes from untouched, to bitten, and then mostly gone. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Young Violet: [poking a stick at a pair of bugs] Die! Die! Die! Die!
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