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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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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 July 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Gross USA:
$782,641Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$782,641Company Credits
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Written by Leroy Carr
Performed by Elmore James
Courtesy of Pointblank Classics/Virgin Records America, Inc.
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The video game being played by Al's son, Bobby, near the start of the film is the relatively obscure Ultra Vortek for the Atari Jaguar system. 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 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. 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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Tom diCillo's most succesful film is the also great 'Living In Oblivion', but 'Box Of Moonlight' is my favorite one. This movie is really excellent, among all the films that deserved success but didn't get it, this film is the one that deserved it the most, a real life experience. Probably John Torturro best part ever and of his best performances too. This is his best film since Miller's Crossing (91, by Coen Bros.). If you wanna see a real masterpiece, go check this one out and, I bet, you'll remember it for the rest of your life.