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Release Date:
14 February 1997 (USA)
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A Wicked Comedy more
Plot:
When Juvenal, a presumed miracle worker, appears on the scene Bill Hill attempts to exploit him but...
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3 nominations
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(4 articles)
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In lesser hands than Paul Schrader, Elmore Leonard's non-crime novel could have become an overwrought toil in the evils of America's salacious media.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | LL Cool J | ... | Himself |
 | Gina Gershon | ... | Debra Lusanne |
 | Conchata Ferrell | ... | Virginia Worrel |
| John Doe | ... | Elwin Worrel |
 | Christopher Walken | ... | Bill Hill |
 | Skeet Ulrich | ... | Juvenal aka Charlie Lawson |
| María Celedonio | ... | Alisha |
 | Chris Hogan | ... | Scruffy Staff Worker |
| Anthony Zerbe | ... | Father Donahue |
 | Bridget Fonda | ... | Lynn Marie Faulkner |
| William Newman | ... | Court Clerk |
 | Tom Arnold | ... | August Murray |
 | Breckin Meyer | ... | Greg Czarnicki |
 | Matt O'Toole | ... | Bailiff |
 | Richard Fancy | ... | Judge |
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Rated R for some sexuality, language and a scene of violence.
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96 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
Germany:12 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:S |
Netherlands:AL (video premiere) |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Juvenal aka Charlie Lawson:
well, all I'm trying to say is that, being serious doesn't mean you have to be solemn.
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References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)
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Remembering Jobim
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`You are an odour in the nostrils of God,' jabbers religious zealot August Murray (Tom Arnold). He is damning sometime revivalist Bill Hill's (Christopher Walken) cynical marketing of Christ-like figure Juvenal (Skeet Ulrich essentially playing Edward Scissorhands minus the blades). Hill wearing a glitzy gold jacket and an enormous `Thank You Jesus' necklace sees a book deal and a slot on the awful Debra Lusanne Show (Gina Gershon superb at mimicking Ricki Lake with a snarl) for the innocent healer, who has stigmata on his rib cage.
In lesser hands than Paul Schrader, Elmore Leonard's non-crime novel could have become an overwrought toil in the evils of America's salacious media. However, Touch is actually a wryly amusing and unhurried look at faith and exploitation. The histrionics and belly laughs are bestowed upon the cameos, who obviously capture the best lines: `Do they make condoms that protect the soul' (Arnold) and `Controversy is the oxygen I breathe' (Gershon). Ultimately, best savoured on video. --Ben Walsh