Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Turturro | ... | Al Fountain | |
| Sam Rockwell | ... | The Kid | |
| Catherine Keener | ... | Floatie Dupre | |
| Lisa Blount | ... | Purlene Dupre | |
| Annie Corley | ... | Deb Fountain | |
| Alexander Goodwin | ... | Bobby Fountain | |
| Dermot Mulroney | ... | Wick | |
| Mike Stanley | ... | Doob | |
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Rica Martens | ... | Doris |
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Ray Aranha | ... | Soapy |
| Robert Wightman | ... | Dex | |
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James Richardson | ... | Taco |
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Stephen Dupree | ... | Elwood |
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Eugene Wolf | ... | Lyle |
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Reathel Bean | ... | Luvven Coddle |
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Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into the life of Kid, a free-spirited young man who helps Al escape from the routine of everyday life and find freedom to enjoy himself. Written by Mike Myers <mmyers@ucsd.edu>
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EnglishRelease Date:
25 July 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$13,500, 27 July 1997, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Written by Leroy Carr
Performed by Elmore James
Courtesy of Pointblank Classics/Virgin Records America, Inc.
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Features wrestling from Smokey Mountain Wrestling. See more »Goofs
When watching wrestling and eating hot dogs with the Kid, Al's hot dog goes from half-eaten to him taking the first bite of it back to half-eaten depending on the camera angle. See more »Alternate Versions
In a cut scene after Al leaves Circle Rent A Car, he stops for lunch at a roadside diner. He sees a little girl squirt mustard on a hot dog, which then flows backward into the bottle. The mom smacks the bottle out of her hand and yells at her for playing with it. The girl starts crying, which makes the mom yell at her. She then slaps the girl across the face. Al explains to the mom that she shouldn't do that, and she replies that she'll do whatever she wants to with her. Enraged, Al jumps up and screams at her, "Lady, you touch her again and I'll smash your face right through that window!" There is stunned silence, and Al can't believe what he did. He casually walks away, stepping on the mustard bottle. See more »Soundtracks
Blues Before SunriseWritten by Leroy Carr
Performed by Elmore James
Courtesy of Pointblank Classics/Virgin Records America, Inc.
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This is a great little movie that few people have seen. It's about Al Fountain's business trip to the boonies. Al's an uptight, must to everything by the book kinda guy. Because of this, his workers make fun of him and his little boy is a little intimidated.
Once Al gets to the boonies, the work contract is cancelled. Al decides to try and find a lake he went to as a kid. This is the jest of the whole movie for me. Al realizes he is acting too "adult-like" and wants to find the inner-kid in himself. I think we can all relate to this on some level.
I won't ruin the whole movie because you REALLY need to see it, but by accident, Al meets Bucky (the Kid) and remembers what it is like to be carefree and childlike. I think in turn, that helps him with his familly life. Kudos to John Turturro and Sam Rockwell for their roles in this movie!