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Writers (WGA):
Barry Gifford (novel)
Barry Gifford (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
31 October 1997 (Spain) more
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Get On The Road
Plot:
A psychotic criminal couple kidnaps a random teenage couple. The woman rapes the male captive, and lets him watch his lover being raped by the man. They then plan to sacrifice the couple. full summary | add synopsis
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6 wins & 5 nominations more
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Excellent dark-satire, violent-rom-com rampage more (69 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rosie Perez ... Perdita Durango

Javier Bardem ... Romeo Dolorosa
Harley Cross ... Duane

Aimee Graham ... Estelle

James Gandolfini ... Willie 'Woody' Dumas
Screamin' Jay Hawkins ... Adolfo

Demián Bichir ... Catalina

Carlos Bardem ... Reggie San Pedro
Santiago Segura ... Shorty Dee
Harry Porter ... Ford
Carlos Arau ... Phillips
Don Stroud ... Santos
Alex Cox ... Doyle
Miguel Galván ... Doug
Regina Orozco ... Lilly
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dance with the Devil (USA) (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence including rape, sexuality, language and some drug content.
Runtime:
126 min | Australia:125 min | USA:115 min (R-rated version) | USA:121 min (unrated version) | South Korea:95 min | Hong Kong:118 min | Germany:125 min (DVD version)
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The character of Perdita Durango appeared in Wild at Heart (1990) by 'Lynch, David', also based in a novel by Barry Gifford, and was played by Isabella Rosselini. more
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Crew or equipment visible: Shadow of the dolly and cameraman during the scene in the airplane junkyard. more
Quotes:
Romeo Dolorosa: Well, the truth is, I'm a scientist.
Perdita Durango: A scientist? No, you're definitely a dentist. I could tell from the stupid smile on your face.
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References Batman (1989) more
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Camel Walk more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent dark-satire, violent-rom-com rampage, 10 November 2004
Author: ant-78 from UK

Following the success of El Dia De Bestia and Accion mutante, once again the director pursues the nature of dark obsession. The two main leads are dysfunctional amoral sadists who re in some ways rediscovering a part of them that they miss - love.

It's a story of trying to move on but the main characters are very amoral however there's darker circles than them, which pulls them further down the spiral. In essence this movie is an antithesis of a glamour Mafia movie and I believe represents Mafia dealings in a very dark fashion. In some ways I believe there's a nod to David Lynch with the actor playing the Mafia boss.

The film is not a sick puppy nor is it banal. For those that have followed this director they will read between the lines to discover some salient points of US government intervention out of the states and human traffic - in this case embryos used for beauty products. Like 'clean Madrid' in El Dia de Bestia there were fascist movements in the capital at the time. Iglaisia puts this on the screen as a cultural reminder.

Watching this movie at face value will seem very ultra violent and in some places extremely disturbing. Unlike other cult producers like Tarintino Iglasia uses a loot of cult cultural references to make his films extremely dark and funny (like La Communidad). If you're Latin or Spanish I feel there would be a lot more in this movie for you. Recommended viewing - but not for the faint hearted.

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