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Overview

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Director:
Ed Radtke
Writers:
M.S. Nieson (writer)
Ed Radtke (writer)
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Release Date:
30 May 2001 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
An abandoned teen (Maurice Compte) jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana... more | add synopsis
Awards:
8 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Not another American movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Maurice Compte ... Freddy
Paddy Connor ... Albert
Jeanne Heaton ... Katherine
Joseph Arthur ... Freddy's Father
Patrick Shining Elk ... Caretaker
Larry John Meyers ... Freddy's Uncle
David Reece ... Deer Hunter
Leslie Orr ... Woman at ATM
Amanda Lanier ... Rhea
Danny Morris ... Jerry
Buck Truitt ... Cashier
Sean Wolf Hill ... Threatening Driver
Michael Conn ... Pisser
Tom Wamsley ... Trucker in Bathroom
Rohn Thomas ... Raymond
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Dreamcatcher (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:M | France:U | Spain:13
Filming Locations:
Beavercreek, Ohio, USA more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Not another American movie, 26 June 2003
Author: Tetsuo Aminata from Paris, France

The road movie is a pure American genre, the long journey from East to West is part of the US History. In general, they are all very good films, from stupid but laughable teen movies to masterpieces like this one. But The Dream Catcher gives us more than this : it is a very good film indeed, moving and beautiful, but the superior point is at a formal level.

It's a fact that most of the American movies look alike formally (even the most independent of them), I'm not saying that Spiderman and Happiness are the same movie but you can tell they are American just by looking at them a few seconds. Then, the way The Dream Catcher was filmed is totally original, who could tell if it's a German or an American movie ?

The story is American, the movie isn't.

An outsider. A rarity.

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