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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| David Carradine | ... | Pearl | |
| Paul L. Smith | ... | Slue | |
| Brad Dourif | ... | Weasel | |
| Conrad Janis | ... | Doc Bender | |
| Sydney Lassick | ... | Charlie P. | |
| Savina Gersak | ... | Sandy | |
| Alexandra Powers | ... | Rose | |
| Michael Boston | ... | Sonny Boy (as Michael Griffin) | |
| Steve Carlisle | ... | Sheriff | |
| Steve Ingrassia | ... | Deputy | |
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Stephen Lee Davis | ... | Bart |
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Robert Broyles | ... | Mayor |
| Jeff Bergquist | ... | Father Owen | |
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Dalene Young | ... | Doc Wallace |
| Christopher Bradley | ... | Husband | |
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A small-town crime boss accepts delivery of a stolen car, only to find there's a baby in the back-seat. He and his transgender wife cut out the boy's tongue and raise him as a mute accomplice in their crimes. When the grown "Sonny Boy" escapes and tries to make contact with the outside world, the attention he draws to his warped family results in darkly-humored mayhem. Written by <kinkajou@interserv.com>
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26 October 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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While watching this with a friend (in a general state of disbelief due to the surreal audacity of the flick), they looked over at me to exclaim that I had found "the impossible movie". This comment bluntly yet accurately summarizes in many ways what it is about this movie that cannot really be put into words. Any attempt to describe this movie would simply do it an injustice. The combination of elements; cinematography, music, actors, scenarios, etc. is nearly brilliant and the dark humored tone that dominates this film is disturbing, illuminating and hilarious all at once. Watching this film is definitely a love-it or hate-it proposition, but for those who appreciate the surreal, offbeat and macabre elements of cinema, this film is a motherlode. Just keep in mind that Psychotronic Film Guide ranks this as one of the top ten films of the '80's and the gentleman responsible for the screenplay (Graeme Whifler) created most of the early films and videos for that infamous band of San Francisco musical luminaries, The Residents. If these two facts mean anything to you, then I need to say no more...