Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Lisa Donaldson | ... | Cozy (as Lisa Bowman) | |
Larry Fessenden | ... | Lee Ray Harold | |
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Dick Russell | ... | Jimmy Ryder |
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Stan Kaplan | ... | J.C. |
Michael Buscemi | ... | Doug | |
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Lisa Robb | ... | Young Cozy |
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Tom Laverack | ... | Cozy's Lover in Tub |
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Bert Yaeger | ... | Dead Husband |
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Mary Glenn | ... | Woman with Hatchet |
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Carol Flakes | ... | Lee's Grandmother |
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Frances Reichardt | ... | Lee's Mom |
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George Moore | ... | Detective Kirby |
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Mannie Mack | ... | Mr. Humphery |
Greg Schroeder | ... | Bobby | |
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Kyle Hawkins | ... | Cozy's Kid |
Near the Everglades, the "river of grass," lives Cozy (named for her father's favorite drummer), lonely, in a loveless marriage, ignoring her kids. She fantasizes being a dancer, an acrobat, and a gymnast. One night at a bar she meets Lee. He's jobless, homeless, and unbeknownst to Cozy, is in possession of her father's handgun. Dad's a cop and lost the gun chasing a robber. Cozy and Lee climb a fence to swim in a pool. Playing around with the gun, they think they kill the pool's owner, so they go on the lam. An odd partnership develops even though they're short on ideas. But how can they escape their barren lot if they don't even have a quarter for the road toll? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
You get nice little movies such as this surfacing from the U.S independent film industry, sandwiched between two (or three) horrid ones. The 'River of Grass', sort of ambles and drifts along in an endearing 'Badlands' fashion and almost at times without much purpose at all. Perfect though for telling the tale of two misfits thrown together after a single moment of madness. Fessenden is back the frame.