Made in U.S.A. (1987)

Two misfit best friends, Dar and Tuck, leave their dying coal mining town with only one goal in mind - to reach sunny California and hook up with some beach babes. On the road, they meet gun crazy outlaw Annie and she takes over.

Director:

Ken Friedman

Writers:

Zbigniew Kempinski (story), Nick Wechsler (story)

Stars:

Judith Baldwin, Lori Singer, Marji Martin

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judith Baldwin	...	Dorie
Lori Singer	...	Annie
Marji Martin	...	Ma Frazier
Adrian Pasdar	...	Dar
Chris Penn	...	Tuck
Tiny Wells	...	Pa Frazier
Jacqueline Murphy	...	Cora
Frank Beddor	...	Bud
Marie Antoinette Bresadola	...	Waitress
Mark Carlton	...	Ford Salesman
Scott Casey	...	Redneck in Gas Station
Pete Concha	...	Elderly Indian
Lionel Croll	...	Garage Owner
Cindi Dietrich	...	Girl in Trans-Am
Anthony Duran	...	Lonny

Storyline

Two men from Pennsylvania give up hope in their small run down coal mining town, and head off in search of the beaches of California. The two steal cars as they travel across the USA and are joined by a wild young woman.

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Plot Keywords:

california | best friends | pennsylvania | couple | native american girl | 

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Taglines:

They were cruising to the coast when they hit a detour named Annie.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 1987 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Made in USA

Filming Locations:

Acoma, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG),Hemdale

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During production, director Ken Friedman and Hemdale's chairman John Daly suffered a major falling out over the way the film should be edited. Determined to have the film shown as he intended, Friedman showed the film uncut at Cannes in 1987. Daly threatened to have him arrested if he'd have shown his cut publically again. During the fall-out, New Line Cinema made an attempt to buy the film, but the deal fell apart. The Daly-approved cut was shelved for one year and a half, before finally dribbling out on VHS in November 1988. Friedman's cut of the film never surfaced.

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Soundtracks

Rock 'n' Roll Till the Cows Come Home
Written by Don Leady
Performed by The Tail Gators
Courtesy of Wrestler Records
Copyright 1986 Le Ray Music/Bug Music

User Reviews

extremely flawed

This film is pretty dismissible because of its inane plotting and its dazed direction. Leads Adrian Pasdar and Chris Penn are pleasing to the eye, but there's not just not much to do with their characters, who lack any motivation for their puzzling criminal behavior. The movie's two draws are its striking locations and Lori Singer. Probably intended to be illustrative of the conservationist theme barely recognizable in the final cut, MADE IN USA treks through a number of shots of human civilization in decay, including a town poisoned by dioxide in Illinios and an old mining city in Pennsylvania. Taken in this respect, the film could possibly be enjoyed as a moody travelogue. Lori Singer brings life to her misfit vixen, an even greater enigma than her two brutish companions. MADE IN USA, complete with its insipid title, is like many a forgotten movie - strangely intriguing, but a complete mess in retrospect.