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Kansas

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.2K
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Kansas (1988)
A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.
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A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David Stevens
  • Writer
    • Spencer Eastman
  • Stars
    • Matt Dillon
    • Andrew McCarthy
    • Leslie Hope
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Stevens
  • Writer
    • Spencer Eastman
  • Stars
    • Matt Dillon
    • Andrew McCarthy
    • Leslie Hope
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:45
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    Photos16

    Matt Dillon and Andrew McCarthy in Kansas (1988)
    Andrew McCarthy and Leslie Hope in Kansas (1988)
    Matt Dillon in Kansas (1988)
    Matt Dillon and Andrew McCarthy in Kansas (1988)
    Matt Dillon and Andrew McCarthy in Kansas (1988)
    Andrew McCarthy in Kansas (1988)
    Leslie Hope in Kansas (1988)
    Matt Dillon and Kyra Sedgwick in Kansas (1988)
    Kansas (1988)
    Kansas (1988)
    Kansas (1988)
    Kim Cattrall, Matt Dillon, and Andrew McCarthy in Mannequin (1987)

    Top cast

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    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Doyle Kennedyas Doyle Kennedy
    Andrew McCarthy
    Andrew McCarthy
    • Wade Coreyas Wade Corey
    Leslie Hope
    Leslie Hope
    • Lori Baylesas Lori Bayles
    Alan Toy
    Alan Toy
    • Nelson Nordquistas Nelson Nordquist
    Andy Romano
    Andy Romano
    • Fleeneras Fleener
    Brent Jennings
    Brent Jennings
    • Buckshotas Buckshot
    Brynn Thayer
    Brynn Thayer
    • Connieas Connie
    Kyra Sedgwick
    Kyra Sedgwick
    • Prostitute Drifteras Prostitute Drifter
    Harry Northup
    Harry Northup
    • Governoras Governor
    Clint Allen
    • Tedas Ted
    Arlen Dean Snyder
    Arlen Dean Snyder
    • George Baylesas George Bayles
    Jim Lovelett
    Jim Lovelett
    • Governor's Driveras Governor's Driver
    • (as James Lovelett)
    Louis Giambalvo
    Louis Giambalvo
    • Army Sergeantas Army Sergeant
    Craig Benton
    • Patrolman Cassonas Patrolman Casson
    James Lea Raupp
    • Man with Shirtas Man with Shirt
    John Lansing
    • Governor's Aideas Governor's Aide
    Gale Mayron
    • Bank Telleras Bank Teller
    T. Max Graham
    • Mr. Kennedyas Mr. Kennedy
    • Director
      • David Stevens
    • Writer
      • Spencer Eastman
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This motion picture entitled Kansas (1988) was actually filmed in various locations in the American state of Kansas in the USA including Topeka, Overbrook, Edgerton, Lawrence, St. Marys and Valley Falls.
    • Goofs
      Carnival manager says that after their current five day stay at the fair, they're headed to "AR-kan-saw City" (phonetic spelling) like the state, Arkansas. However, as any Kansan can tell you, it's pronounced "ar-KAN-sas City". Don't know why, but it is.
    • Quotes

      Doyle Kennedy: I didn't do that bank alone. I had help. Wade Corey? The hero all you suckers have been goin' on about? He did that bank. He was my partner. Turns out he's more horseshit than hero. How do you like that for a little con?...

      Nelson Nordquist: Where's the proof, Doyle? You expect me to print that?

      Doyle Kennedy: Well, you go ahead and print what you like. I don't buy that shit. Newspapers and the truth... you make it up the same as the rest of us.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Punchline/Heartbreak Hotel/Memories of Me/Bird/Kansas (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      HOME ON THE RANGE
      Music by Daniel E. Kelley (uncredited)

      Performed by The Oskaloosa High School Band

    User reviews17

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    You meet such interesting people on the railroad
    After watching Kansas I still haven't figured out why Andrew McCarthy just didn't call his friend and tell him my car died in Utah and there ain't no way I can make the wedding, get yourself another best man. Of course there would be no picture if he did that.

    Nevertheless McCarthy decided because he was a romantic he'd like to try bumming rides in freight cars on the railroad maybe because you meet such interesting people. In McCarthy's case he meets an amiable Matt Dillon going home to Kansas and the small town he grew up in.

    Dillon might seem amiable, but he soon enough gets McCarthy involved in a bank robbery and the two are fleeing. McCarthy has the loot and he buries it in a tree. But then on a heroic impulse he jumps in a river to save a drowning girl and the stranger is now a town hero.

    In the meantime Dillon flees far enough and then turns around to get McCarthy and the money.

    The tension in Kansas is whether McCarthy will be discovered as a bank robber just when things are going well for him. He's even taken interest in country girl Leslie Hope. Dillon on his return back shows what a truly sociopathic character he is with several acts of brutality.

    Watching Kansas put me in mind of I Was A Fugitive From A Chain Gang and how Paul Muni got caught up in something he was really not involved in. McCarthy is a bit less innocent than Muni was. Still it was not an enviable situation.

    Kansas is a well constructed film with very good tension buildup and helped by location shooting in the title state. McCarthy and Dillon acquit themselves in roles they are well type cast in.

    I'd see this one when broadcast.
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    • bkoganbing
    • May 10, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kansas, dos hombres, dos caminos
    • Filming locations
      • Lawrence, Kansas, USA
    • Production company
      • Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,432,536
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,274,742
      • Sep 25, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,432,536
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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