The White River Kid (1999)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Arne Glimcher

Writers (WGA):

John Fergus Ryan (book)
David Leland (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 November 1999 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Brother Edgar is a generous entrepreneur of low quality socks who hides behind a self-bestowed cassock...

Plot Keywords:

Priest | Independent Film | Based On Book

Cast

Bob Hoskins	...	Brother Edgar
Antonio Banderas	...	Morales Pittman
Ellen Barkin	...	Eva Nell La Fangroy
Wes Bentley	...	White River Kid
Kim Dickens	...	Apple Lisa
Randy Travis	...	Sheriff Becker
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Mummy Weed
Beau Bridges	...	Daddy Weed
Michael Massee	...	Ralph Pines
Chad Lindberg	...	Reggie Weed
Holmes Osborne	...	Fergus Kenrod
Phyllis McGuire	...	Las Vegas Doll
David Leland	...	Socrates Storekeeper
Allison Pace	...	Librarian
Roger Clinton	...	Boot Scooters Proprietor

Also Known As:

White River (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | USA:R | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Company:

Franchise Pictures

Soundtrack:

You're The One

What Movies Are For

When I go see a movie, or rent it, I am always hoping for a transcendent experience. I am happy enough to be entertained, but when a movie really moves me I am truly grateful. The White River Kid really moves me. It is truly transcendent. Someone once commented to Matisse that a painting of his, with a lady as it's subject, did not look like a lady at all. Matisse pointed out that the object in question, his creation, was NOT a lady- it was a painting. Movies are a form of art. A movie is a movie. Movies are at their best when they cannot be said to be in any way "realistic." So called "reality" surrounds us. It is, in fact, only perception, and actually no more "real" than is a movie. But a movie should be something altogether different than what we call "reality." It ought to offer an alternative, and equally valid, reality. This is what "White River Kid" does with unsurpassed excellence. It is touching, soaringly entertaining, uplifting, warming, encouraging, healing, and relieving. Having seen it, one's outlook is permanently altered in a small way. This is the hallmark of a great movie.