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The Sunchaser

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
4.9K
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The Sunchaser (1996)
CrimeDrama
Michael Reynolds is a rich oncologist who has a $175,000 sports car, a multi-million-dollar house, and a new boost in his career. Brandon "Blue" Monroe" is a dying patient who kidnaps Reynol... Read allMichael Reynolds is a rich oncologist who has a $175,000 sports car, a multi-million-dollar house, and a new boost in his career. Brandon "Blue" Monroe" is a dying patient who kidnaps Reynolds and takes him to a legendary Navajo healing place while a manhunt closes in. As the men... Read allMichael Reynolds is a rich oncologist who has a $175,000 sports car, a multi-million-dollar house, and a new boost in his career. Brandon "Blue" Monroe" is a dying patient who kidnaps Reynolds and takes him to a legendary Navajo healing place while a manhunt closes in. As the men get closer to the place that might save them both, they come closer to understanding each... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
4.9K
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  • Director
    • Michael Cimino
  • Writer
    • Charles Leavitt
  • Stars
    • Woody Harrelson
    • Jon Seda
    • Anne Bancroft
  • Director
    • Michael Cimino
  • Writer
    • Charles Leavitt
  • Stars
    • Woody Harrelson
    • Jon Seda
    • Anne Bancroft
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 30User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Dr. Michael Reynolds
    Jon Seda
    Jon Seda
    • Brandon 'Blue' Monroe
    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Dr. Renata Baumbauer
    Alexandra Tydings
    Alexandra Tydings
    • Victoria Reynolds
    Matt Mulhern
    Matt Mulhern
    • Dr. Chip Byrnes
    Talisa Soto
    Talisa Soto
    • Navajo Woman
    Richard Bauer
    • Dr. Bradford
    Victor Aaron
    • Webster Skyhorse
    Lawrence Pressman
    Lawrence Pressman
    • Agent in Charge Collier
    Michael O'Neill
    Michael O'Neill
    • Agent Moreland
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Harry Carey Jr.
    • Cashier
    Carmen Dell'Orefice
    Carmen Dell'Orefice
    • Arabella
    Brooke Ashley
    • Calantha Reynolds
    Andrea Roth
    Andrea Roth
    • Head Nurse
    Bob Minor
    Bob Minor
    • Deputy Lynch
    Sal Landi
    Sal Landi
    • Deputy #2
    Harper Roisman
    • Mr. Vogel
    Kelly Perine
    Kelly Perine
    • Fellow in Oncology
    • Director
      • Michael Cimino
    • Writer
      • Charles Leavitt
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is Michael Cimino's biggest box-office flop. The film grossed less than thirty thousand dollars domestically on a thirty-one million dollar budget (and while this made the least money, Heaven's Gate, on the other hand, lost the most money).
    • Goofs
      The bullet hole in the windshield of the car is clearly visible a few seconds before the bullet is fired.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Brandon 'Blue' Monroe: May beauty be before me. May beauty be behind me. May beauty be above me. May beauty be below me. May beauty be all around me.

    • Crazy credits
      For Hal
    • Connections
      Referenced in Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      What a Difference a Day Makes
      Written by María Grever (as Maria Grever) and Stanley Adams

      Performed by Little Esther Phillips (as Esther Phillips)

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

    User reviews30

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    8/10
    The work of a maverick director
    Michael Cimino's final film "The Sunchaser" bombed but I suppose after "Heaven's Gate" Cimino was lucky to get any kind of gig. Consequently, the film virtually disappeared without trace and is, of course, now ripe for rediscovery. It's no masterpiece, (unlike "Heaven's Gate" which I firmly believe is a masterpiece), but it's no turkey either and is sufficiently 'strange' to be of more than passing interest.

    It's a kind of road movie/buddy movie in which a 16 year old prisoner, (26 year old Jon Seda, excellent), who happens to be dying of cancer, escapes taking his doctor, (a miscast Woody Harrelson), hostage. It veers wildly between black comedy and some high flautin' philosophizing, bypassing the conventions of the thriller on the way. It's an ambitious picture that makes you wonder what audience Cimino had in mind, (did we really need the dotty Anne Bancroft episode), and you could say it's certainly the work of a maverick director, being closer in tone to the American films of the seventies than what was being turned out in the nineties and for all its faults you can tell it's the work of a major filmmaker, one whose real potential was never fully realized. Seek this one out.
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    • Dec 27, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Navajo
    • Also known as
      • Güneşin Peşinde
    • Filming locations
      • Jerome, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Appledown Films Inc.
      • Joseph S. Vecchio Entertainment
      • Monarchy Enterprises B.V.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,508
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,845
      • Oct 27, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,508
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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