Finding North (1998)

Screwball romance involving a woman (Makkena) who gets fired from her job as a bank teller when her friends arrange for a stripper to appear at the bank for her birthday. She then meets a ... See full summary »

Director:

Tanya Wexler

Writer:

Kim Powers

Stars:

Wendy Makkena, John Benjamin Hickey, Jonathan Walker

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wendy Makkena	...	Rhonda Portelli
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Travis Furlong
Jonathan Walker	...	Voice of Bobby (voice)
Anne Bobby	...	Debi
Rebecca Creskoff	...	Gina
Angela Pietropinto	...	Mrs. Portelli
Freddie Roman	...	Mr. Portelli
Molly McClure	...	Aunt Bonnie
Jay Michaelson	...	Bud
Yusef Bulos	...	Taxi Driver
Garrett Moran	...	Stripper
Steven Jones	...	Funeral Director
Lynn Metrik	...	Bank Manager
Phyllis Cicero	...	Janice
Spiro Malas	...	Waiter

Storyline

Screwball romance involving a woman (Makkena) who gets fired from her job as a bank teller when her friends arrange for a stripper to appear at the bank for her birthday. She then meets a man (Hickey) whom she had earlier seen jump off a bridge and had assumed had committed suicide. With nothing else to do, she follows him to Texas. Along the way she slowly comes to realize he is gay and is despondent over the AIDS-related death of his former lover.

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Plot Keywords:

bank | gay | texas | death | bank teller | 

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Taglines:

Go ahead, make a wish...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 June 1999 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Denton, Texas, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,952 (USA) (4 June 1999)

Gross:

$26,909 (USA) (12 November 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Redeemable Features, Soho Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Psycho (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Blue Is the Color of Lonesome"
Written by Don Parmley, David Parmley
Performed by The Bluegrass Cardinals

User Reviews

I laughed...I cried...It was better than CATS!

Wow! What an excellent film! It's honesty is so touching. The relationships depicted here are what we need more of in movies today! The unlikely friendship that develops between these two is absolutely beautiful! SEE THIS MOVIE!