Rx (2005)

What is meant to be a weekend party across the border soon becomes a heartbreaking journey that tests the boundaries of companionship, romantic love and personal ethics.

Director:

Ariel Vromen

Writers:

Morgan Land, Ariel Vromen

Stars:

Eric Balfour, Colin Hanks, Lauren German

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Balfour	...	Andrew
Colin Hanks	...	Jonny
Lauren German	...	Melissa
Danny Pino	...	Carlos
Lulu Molina	...	Carlos' Mother
Alan Tudyk	...	Pepe
Ori Pfeffer	...	Raul
Adrian DeLira	...	Roadblock Federal
Jacob Duran	...	Indigent Man
Kei Kei Cadena	...	Young Mexican Woman (as Kei-Kei Cadena)
Arturo Portillo	...	Mexican Soldier at Cantina
Hector Radela	...	Mexican Soldier at Cantina
Alexandra Magallanes	...	Little Girl at Border
Michael Baldonado	...	Mexican Border Officer
Rudy Perez	...	Mexican Border Officer

Storyline

A true talent, up-and-comer Ariel Vromen brings to the screen a visually alluring and emotionally charged first feature. With a cast of gifted young actors, Vromen delves into the darker side of the party to reveal that life can change indefinitely when decisions are made with love and friendship on the line. Andrew, Melissa and Jonny are friends in the prime of their lives. But when the real life weight of family misfortune becomes too much for Andrew to bear, he makes a desperately naive decision. What is meant to be a weekend party across the border soon becomes a heartbreaking journey that tests the boundaries of companionship, romantic love and personal ethics. Beautifully composed shots and a stellar soundtrack complete this package, lending Vromen's dark yet moving coming-of-age story a hip edge and resonating style.

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Plot Keywords:

border | girlfriend | road movie | drug trafficking | convertible | 

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Taglines:

Crossing the border was easy. Getting home was deadly...

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Genres:

Thriller | Crime | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for drug content, language, some violence and nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Basit yalanlar

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Inscription Films, Sumatra Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The three friends drive a 1964 Chevrolet Corvair. It has been modified, in that "eye level" brake lights have been installed on the rear deck. These came into use in the USA in 1986.

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Goofs

When Andrew and Melissa are in bed and begin talking about going to Mexico Andrew's arm under her neck changes positions as the camera angle changes.

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Connections

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

User Reviews

vacuous hipster road movie

Nothing is more tiresome than wasting ninety minutes viewing a predictably vacuous hipster road flick. One finds it annoying having to come up with ten lines of text to critique this silly piece of fluff. RX is a low-rent Maria Full of Grace. This unimaginative film seems as though it was computer-programmed to appeal to a demographic weaned on stylish music videos and suburban dreams of transgression. The movie has a predictable look, a predictable sound track, a predictable bunch of characters and a predictable plot-line. Utterly forgettable, this product has a half-life of six months and is destined for the dustbin of the spent diversions of the global youth culture.