Nick is a feckless television salesman who gets fired and impulsively decides that he and his girlfriend, Beth, will move to Butte, MT, which he's read is "the city of the future." "I read ...
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| Phoebe Cates | ... | Carol | |
| Bridget Fonda | ... | Beth | |
| Tim Roth | ... | Nick | |
| Eric Stoltz | ... | Sid | |
| Alicia Witt | ... | Elizabeth | |
| Sandra Ellis Lafferty | ... | Yard Sale Lady (as Sandra Lafferty) | |
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Sidney Dawson | ... | TV Customer |
| Jon Proudstar | ... | Station Attendant | |
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Scott Johnson | ... | Chip |
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Kezbah Weidner | ... | Dine Woman |
| Peter Fonda | ... | Motorcycle Rider | |
| Amaryllis Borrego | ... | Waitress | |
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Rich Wheeler | ... | Elizabeth's Grandfather |
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Scott Frederick | ... | TV Store Kid |
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Warren Burton | ... | Radio Preacher (voice) |
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Nick is a feckless television salesman who gets fired and impulsively decides that he and his girlfriend, Beth, will move to Butte, MT, which he's read is "the city of the future." "I read that a while ago, so the future should be there by now," he enthuses. He waits until the last moment to tell Carol, his ex and Beth's best friend, about the move. While Nick is working his last day, Sid comes to the couple's house to paint it for the next tenants. He quickly develops an interest in Beth. He, Beth, and Carol get stoned and hang out. When Sid hears about the move, he tells Beth that he's never left Enfield, and has no interest in traveling. Meanwhile, Nick decides to take off on his own. When Beth gets word of this from Carol, she finds solace in Sid's arms. Sid proclaims his love the next morning, and implores Beth to stay. Meanwhile, Nick visits his childhood home, looking for his parents, has an epiphany, and decides to return to Carol. Written by Anonymous
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Nick is leaving. Beth is staying. Carol is waiting. Sid is painting. See more »Genres:
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9 April 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$2,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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Sid: No, that's wrong. People tell you that, but it's wrong. I've lived with people who have that 'happiness from within', that happiness... it's just them being pleased with themselves. It's not enough. It's a lonely thing.
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Performed by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Written by Gram Parsons / Goldberg
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
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In the scene when Peter Fonda arrives on his motorcycle and asks Tim Roth if the phone works, Bridget Fonda is actually hiding in the back seat of the car Roth is in. If you look very closely, for a second you see a small blue patch behind the seat for a second as Roth is sitting up. The same color of the t-shirt Bridget wore in the Arizona scenes. In the audio commentary on the DVD, director Michael Steinberg explains, "Bridget wanted to be in a shot with her father. Of course you can't see her at all. She's ducked down behind in the back seat, but I guess it was not since Easy Rider that they'd been in a film together." See more »Quotes
Beth: I have to find happiness in myself.Sid: No, that's wrong. People tell you that, but it's wrong. I've lived with people who have that 'happiness from within', that happiness... it's just them being pleased with themselves. It's not enough. It's a lonely thing.
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Referenced in At the Movies: Bad Girls/The Inkwell/Naked in New York/Brainscan/Surviving the Game (1994) See more »Soundtracks
Do You Know How It FeelsPerformed by The Flying Burrito Brothers
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Middling adaptation of Roger Hedden's play about four twentysomethings in small Arizona town trying to find some truth in their lives. Acting showcase for Eric Stoltz, Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates and Tim Roth is surprisingly uneventful--and mercilessly slow-moving. Performances by Fonda and Cates outclass the men, with Roth a real irritant as a feckless drifter (of course, the character as written isn't exactly a charmer). Some of the dialogue is sharp and there are interesting bits and pieces. Stoltz also co-produced, and the small budgeted film has a very stylish, quasi-surreal look that bolsters the limp action. ** from ****