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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   1,577 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Charles Leavitt (written by)
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Release Date:
25 October 1996 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It began as a kidnapping. It became a journey of hope.
Plot:
Michael Reynolds is a rich oncologist who has a $175,000 sports car, a multi-million dollar home, and a new boost in his career... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Cimino Returns
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 31 October 2008, 2:32 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
An engrossing road picture more (23 total)

Cast

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Woody Harrelson ... Dr. Michael Reynolds

Jon Seda ... Brandon 'Blue' Monroe

Anne Bancroft ... Dr. Renata Baumbauer
Alexandra Tydings ... Victoria Reynolds

Matt Mulhern ... Dr. Chip Byrnes

Talisa Soto ... Navajo Woman
Richard Bauer ... Dr. Bradford
Victor Aaron ... Webster Skyhorse
Lawrence Pressman ... Agent in Charge Collier
Michael O'Neill ... Agent Moreland
Harry Carey Jr. ... Cashier
Carmen Dell'Orefice ... Arabella
Brooke Ashley ... Calantha Reynolds

Andrea Roth ... Head Nurse
Bob Minor ... Deputy Lynch
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language and some violence.
Runtime:
122 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Brandon 'Blue' Monroe: May beauty be before me. May beauty be behind me. May beauty be above me. May beauty be below me. May beauty be all around me.
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References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more
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What a Difference a Day Makes more

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An engrossing road picture, 15 March 2000
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Author: Chuck O'Leary from Pittsburgh, PA

Since Michael Cimino's "Sunchaser" didn't open here in Pittsburgh or hardly anywhere else, I recommended the video to several people, and much to my surprise, the vast majority liked it! It's an absorbing and ultimately touching story about a rich, self-absorbed doctor (Woody Harrelson) who undergoes a spiritual rebirth when he's kidnapped by a young American Indian gangbanger (Jon Seda) who's dying of cancer. There's nothing much new here as the two men are initially antagonistic toward each other before gaining a mutual respect. But Cimino directs it with his usual intensity, and Harrelson gives probably his finest performance. There's also a lot of great shots of the scenic Southwest U.S. I'm sure the panned and scanned video version doesn't do the scenery justice because Cimino shot "Sunchaser" in the 2.35:1 "scope" format. It's yet another Cimino film that deserved better treatment.

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