Paul Thomas is an ex-cop who happened to be the sole survivor of a mass cult suicide in Wyoming. He returns to his home town of Santa Fe in order to put his life back together. However, ...
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Title: Santa Fe (1997)
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| Tina Majorino | ... | Crystal Thomas | |
| Gary Cole | ... | Paul Thomas | |
| Sheila Kelley | ... | Leah Thomas | |
| Jere Burns | ... | Dr. Dan Yates | |
| Richard Schiff | ... | Alex | |
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Lois Geary | ... | Mrs. Cowling |
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Angelina Torres | ... | Alma Vigil (as Angelina Calderon Torres) |
| Pamela Reed | ... | Nancy Vigil | |
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Adan Sanchez | ... | Richard Vigil |
| Michael Harris | ... | Larry Culpepper | |
| Lolita Davidovich | ... | Eleanor Braddock | |
| Jim Holmes | ... | Officer Jimmy Crouse | |
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Mark Medoff | ... | Mayor Robert Strauss |
| Tony Plana | ... | Chief Gomez | |
| Phyllis Frelich | ... | Dr. Joyce Ginsberg | |
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Paul Thomas is an ex-cop who happened to be the sole survivor of a mass cult suicide in Wyoming. He returns to his home town of Santa Fe in order to put his life back together. However, soon he realizes that his ex-wife is sucked into new-age philosophies. Trying to save his daughter from the cults, he finds self-help guru Eleanor who happens to be a very attractive woman. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
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Rated R for language, a sex scene and a violent sequence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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25 June 1997 (Hungary) See more »Also Known As:
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Was it the film maker's intent to single-handedly undermine the entire 'Chic Flic Genre'? If so, this movie is more effective than SPRINGTIME FOR Hitler. There's such a fine line between 'clever' and 'stupid', but SANTA FE plumbs the chasm of difference between 'fluffy' and 'cute'. Conjure the cloying sweetness of The Hallmark Channel, and toss in a Tequila Sunrise or three. The narrative concerns the survivor of a cult massacre who returns to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and finds love and sexual healing with a sultry, self-help author/New Age priestess. And, in the process, Midnight Basketball is resurrected, Jean Paul Sartre is referenced, and shots are fired. How this pastel colored turkey made it to the screen is beyond me. According to IMDb this film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at The Sundance Film Festival, a truly astonishing occurrence! This wins my, one and only, Single Star Rating.