Stars and Bars (1988)

A British art expert travels across America in order to purchase a rare Renoir painting in the South but comes across some crazy characters in the process.

Director:

Pat O'Connor

Writers:

William Boyd (novel), William Boyd (screenplay)

Stars:

Daniel Day-Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton, Kent Broadhurst

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Day-Lewis	...	Henderson Dores (as Daniel Day Lewis)
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Loomis Gage
Kent Broadhurst	...	Ben Sereno
Maury Chaykin	...	Freeborn Gage
Matthew Cowles	...	Beckman Gage
Joan Cusack	...	Irene Stein
Keith David	...	Eugene Teagarden
Spalding Gray	...	Reverend T.J. Cardew
Glenne Headly	...	Cora Gage
Laurie Metcalf	...	Melissa
Bill Moor	...	Edgar Beeby
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Shanda Gage
Will Patton	...	Duane Gage
Martha Plimpton	...	Bryant
Rockets Redglare	...	Peter Gint

Storyline

Young Englishman Henderson Dores (Daniel Day-Lewis), yearning to give up his genteel British ways and be a bold and brash American, gets his chance when his New York firm sends him south to acquire a Renoir painting from Loomis Gage (Harry Dean Stanton), the eccentric head of an unusual family.

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Plot Keywords:

public nudity | male full frontal nudity | male pubic hair | pubic hair | male rear nudity | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Englishman in New York

Filming Locations:

Clarkesville, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$111,987

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation,Stars and Bars Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A rejected score was composed by Elmer Bernstein

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Connections

Features The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964)

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Soundtracks

An Englishman in New York
Written and Performed by Sting
Courtesy of A&M Records

User Reviews

Kudos!

Oh, how I would love to own this on DVD! A marvelous job by Daniel Day Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton, Joan Cusack and Glann Headley. In my opinion it is a deep South tour-de-farce. I guess you have to have lived there to appreciate the humorous poke at what lies behind the moss-covered trees that line the backroads of the South. It reminds me of Out on a Limb, a similar Southern dark comedy with Matthew Broderick. Both are hysterical weekends with people whose family trees "don't branch!!" You'll never see Lewis doing this whimsy again, except perhaps as the pansy boyfriend in "Room with a View" which he did at about the same time. Both characters are played with equal artistic integrity he grants all his roles. Kudos and many laughs to all!