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Box of Moonlight

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.7K
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Box of Moonlight (1996)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
An engineer finds his first gray hair, takes 6 days off from wife, son and work, rents a car and meets different people.An engineer finds his first gray hair, takes 6 days off from wife, son and work, rents a car and meets different people.An engineer finds his first gray hair, takes 6 days off from wife, son and work, rents a car and meets different people.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Tom DiCillo
  • Writer
    • Tom DiCillo
  • Stars
    • John Turturro
    • Sam Rockwell
    • Catherine Keener
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tom DiCillo
  • Writer
    • Tom DiCillo
  • Stars
    • John Turturro
    • Sam Rockwell
    • Catherine Keener
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 66User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Box of Moonlight
    Trailer 2:16
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    Photos12

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    Box of Moonlight (1996)
    John Turturro and Sam Rockwell in Box of Moonlight (1996)
    John Turturro in Box of Moonlight (1996)
    John Turturro and Alexander Goodwin in Box of Moonlight (1996)
    John Turturro and Sam Rockwell in Box of Moonlight (1996)

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    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Al Fountainas Al Fountain
    Sam Rockwell
    Sam Rockwell
    • The Kidas The Kid
    Catherine Keener
    Catherine Keener
    • Floatie Dupreas Floatie Dupre
    Lisa Blount
    Lisa Blount
    • Purlene Dupreas Purlene Dupre
    Annie Corley
    Annie Corley
    • Deb Fountainas Deb Fountain
    Alexander Goodwin
    Alexander Goodwin
    • Bobby Fountainas Bobby Fountain
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Wickas Wick
    Mike Stanley
    Mike Stanley
    • Doobas Doob
    Rica Martens
    • Dorisas Doris
    Ray Aranha
    • Soapyas Soapy
    Robert Wightman
    Robert Wightman
    • Dexas Dex
    James Richardson
    • Tacoas Taco
    Stephen Dupree
    • Elwoodas Elwood
    Eugene Wolf
    • Lyleas Lyle
    Reathel Bean
    • Luvven Coddleas Luvven Coddle
    Betty Wills Stephens
    • Wynelle Coddleas Wynelle Coddle
    Linda Libby
    • Curious Waitressas Curious Waitress
    Ernest R. Ogg
    • Motel Clerkas Motel Clerk
    • Director
      • Tom DiCillo
    • Writer
      • Tom DiCillo
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Appeared on Entertainment Weekly's list of The 50 Best Movies You've Never Seen in the Jul 16, 2012 issue.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      The Kid: You used to be a cheerleader, didn't you?

      Purlene Dupre: Yeah, in the fourth fuckin' grade.

      The Kid: And your hair's not really blonde, is it?

      Purlene Dupre: Yes, it is.

      Floatie Dupre: No it's not, her hair's red, she's a redhead, she's got a bright red bush.

    • Alternate versions
      In a cut scene right before reaching Bambi's Bar, Kid tells Al that he wanted to join the Air Force after high school because they wanted him to be a test pilot. Al then sees a man walking backwards across the street. He asks Kid what he sees, and Kid confirms it. Kid pulls alongside the man at a stop sign, and asks why he's walking backwards. The man replies because he feels like it. Kid then tells him that if he does it in front of his car, he'll run over him. Kid screeches away from the stop sign and almost hits the man.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Air Force One/Good Burger/Cafe Society/In the Company of Men/Box of Moonlight (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Wayward Nile
      Written by Tony Asher

      Performed by The Chantays

      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews66

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    Top review
    9/10
    little jewel of a film
    Due of my obsession for Sam Rockwell i found this wonderful piece of film, knowing absolutely nothing about it, and...what can I say....it's well as we would say it in German: einfach wunderbar.....

    Tom DiCillos Film describes in very brilliant scenes how a boring typical American father and husband discovers what life meant to be.... This film has several great scenes in it...the all-American-way of life is present throughout the whole story, showing for example this really fat boy jumping around the pool, or the incredible friendly woman of the car-renal-station....

    John Turturro is brilliant as this empty man, who seems to never had any joy in his whole life, accept as a kid at this lake where he travels to, as the had some days off after work.... On his way he meets Buck alias The Kid, a young man who lives deep in the woods far away from every society..For seven days now these very different people get together...and it's so inspiring to see them become...well....some kind of friends.

    Sam Rockwell is absolutely gorgeous as The Kid, i had this weird feeling - whenever he's in – i have to embrace this grown-up kid ever and ever again, never let him go.... His face in this scene when Turturro's Character wants to get back the key for his car.... indescribable...wow.... Well....surely i only want to intimate that this film is acting at it's purest.... In the end Turturro's Character as changed, in a little not so obvious way...an me to.
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    • May 9, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 25, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Box of Moon Light
    • Filming locations
      • Maryville, Tennessee, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lakeshore Entertainment
      • JVC Entertainment Networks
      • Largo Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $782,641
    • Gross worldwide
      • $782,641
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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