Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimental road trip during which ever decision will be made on a flip of a coin. Meanwhile, ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Amanda Plummer | ... | Sandra Thomas | |
| Robert Forster | ... | Jake Nyman | |
| David Thewlis | ... | Santini | |
| Fairuza Balk | ... | Alice Thomas | |
| Paul Sorvino | ... | Sheriff Frank Noonan | |
| Joanna Gleason | ... | Shirley Dutton | |
| Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Willy | |
| Chris Sarandon | ... | Deputy Sammy | |
| Jay Patterson | ... | Bernie | |
| Judson Mills | ... | Junior | |
| Rutanya Alda | ... | Gloria | |
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Paul Henry | ... | Trucker #1 |
| Belinda Balaski | ... | Rita | |
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Jack Breschard | ... | Trucker #2 |
| Nathan Le Grand | ... | Deputy Freddie | |
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Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimental road trip during which ever decision will be made on a flip of a coin. Meanwhile, Sandra Thomas, disenchanted professional, is en route to pick up her flunked out sister, Alice, at a cheap motel before continuing on to visit their ailing mother. After being forced off the road by a mysterious assailant, however, Sandra is picked up by Jake, who's coin flipping amoral attitude quickly excites her own desire to break a few rules. Or worse. Jake and Sandra's romance is soon driven by chance acts of crime and kindness, all governed by the flip of a coin - at least until Sandra mysteriously disappears and Jake unwittingly picks up her suspicious sister, Alice ... Written by Filmfan
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11 September 1997 (Singapore) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Michael Timmins
Performed by Cowboy Junkies
Courtesy of Geffen Records
By arrangement with Universal Music Special Markets
1996 By Paz Junk Music/ BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)
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This reteams David Thewlis and Fairuza Balk after the notoriously troubled The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996). See more »Goofs
Sandra's license plate changes from a blue California plate to a white plate at the beginning of the film. See more »Crazy Credits
End credits run backwards See more »Soundtracks
Lay It DownWritten by Michael Timmins
Performed by Cowboy Junkies
Courtesy of Geffen Records
By arrangement with Universal Music Special Markets
1996 By Paz Junk Music/ BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)
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"American Perfekt" is a lukewarm psychodrama which spends its run time on a four travelers of questionable character bound by circumstance and highway in an arid Nevada desert. A slow starter, the film requires a whole lot of faith to get into and a broad attention span to stick with. However, for viewers who can suspend disbelief at the drop of a body part, "American Perfekt" may prove captivating. An okay no-brainer now on cable. (C)