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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
John Sayles (written by)
Release Date:
4 June 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
A condition of unknowable outcome more
Plot:
Unconventional narrative about the interactions amongst a group of people in a small town in Alaska, each of whom has guards a secret. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins
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4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Roman Polanski’s Ghost Now in Limbo
(From Collider.com. 29 September 2009, 8:59 AM, PDT)
Seattle Honors Top Indies
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 7 June 1999)
(From Collider.com. 29 September 2009, 8:59 AM, PDT)
Seattle Honors Top Indies
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 7 June 1999)
User Reviews:
Great film and a notable DVD
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | ... | Donna De Angelo |
 | David Strathairn | ... | 'Jumpin' Joe Gastineau |
 | Vanessa Martinez | ... | Noelle De Angelo |
 | Hermínio Ramos | ... | Ricky |
 | Kris Kristofferson | ... | 'Smilin' Jack Johannson |
| Dawn McInturff | ... | Audrey |
 | Casey Siemaszko | ... | Bobby Gastineau |
| Kathryn Grody | ... | Frankie |
| Tom Biss | ... | Baines |
| Rita Taggart | ... | Lou |
| Leo Burmester | ... | Harmon King |
 | Michael Laskin | ... | Albright |
| Jimmy MacDonell | ... | Randy Mason |
| Mérit Carlson-van Dort | ... | Stacy |
| Monica Brandner | ... | Corky |
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Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
126 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Iceland:LH (video rating) |
Singapore:PG |
USA:R (certificate #36465) |
South Korea:12 |
Australia:M |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
Argentina:16 |
Finland:S
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Albright:
What are you buying when you get on a roller coaster? Not risk... but the illusion of risk. Being hurled to the edge of danger but knowing that you'll never have to cross it. Now Mr. Disney's innovation was to put these carnival rides and attractions into a story context where you can imagine yourself as a character in one of his cartoon epics floating through a plaster of paris jungle. The obvious next step...
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Soundtrack:
Lift Me Up
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FAQ
Did Smiling Jack tell Joe the truth on the Island? (SPOILERS)more
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After seeing this movie on DVD, I found that I admired Sayles as a director, actress Mastrantonio as a talented singer, and David Straithern as an actor. Earlier I was only familiar with the above-average work of Mastrantonio but here she is remarkable. It is indeed sad that such interesting and well-made movies never fetch an Oscar, if not major Oscars. It is indeed "Ox-bow incident" revisited.
Every aspect of the film is well crafted and rivetting for any intelligent viewer.
The DVD commentary is a great one for movie enthusiasts.