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Cast
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| 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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25 July 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$13,500, 27 July 1997, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$720,717, 21 September 1997Company Credits
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Al Fountain: Why not?
The Kid: You'll let the moonlight out, man. Come on, use your head!
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Written by Dave Burgess
Performed by The Champs
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Appeared on Entertainment Weekly's list of The 50 Best Movies You've Never Seen in the Jul 16, 2012 issue. 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 »Quotes
The Kid: Hey, don't open that!Al Fountain: Why not?
The Kid: You'll let the moonlight out, man. Come on, use your head!
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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 »Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Air Force One/Good Burger/Cafe Society/In the Company of Men/Box of Moonlight (1997) See more »Soundtracks
Too Much TequilaWritten by Dave Burgess
Performed by The Champs
Courtesy of Masters International
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While sitting at home with the flu one day, I watched this gem of a movie and I swear I felt better for it. I was charmed by it's great plotline and symbolism; and the acting is superb from every performer. The movie is nearly hypnotic as it takes you to another reality. It is so believable, and the ending brought me to tears. I have recommended this movie to everyone.