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The Dream Catcher

  • 19991999
  • 1h 39m
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6.8/10
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An abandoned teen jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana, whom he believes will help him with financial difficulties including a pregnant girlfriend. I... Read allAn abandoned teen jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana, whom he believes will help him with financial difficulties including a pregnant girlfriend. In Ohio, he meets another homeless teen, who escorts him to his uncle. Finding his uncle eq... Read allAn abandoned teen jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana, whom he believes will help him with financial difficulties including a pregnant girlfriend. In Ohio, he meets another homeless teen, who escorts him to his uncle. Finding his uncle equally broke, the duo head on to Oklahoma City to try to find the first teen's long-gone ex... Read all

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  • Director
    • Ed Radtke
  • Writers
    • M.S. Nieson
    • Ed Radtke
  • Stars
    • Maurice Compte
    • Paddy Connor
    • Jeanne Heaton
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  • Director
    • Ed Radtke
  • Writers
    • M.S. Nieson
    • Ed Radtke
  • Stars
    • Maurice Compte
    • Paddy Connor
    • Jeanne Heaton
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    • 13User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 3 nominations

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    An abandoned teen jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana, whom he believes will help him with financial difficulties including a pregnant girlfriend. In Ohio, he meets another homeless teen, who escorts him to his uncle. Finding his uncle equally broke, the duo head on to Oklahoma City to try to find the first teen's long-gone ex-con father. A confrontation between father and son send the duo on into exploits in the west including getting beaten up, busting into an Indian reservation church, and hitch-hiking with a beautiful nurse. —John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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    A Dream of the American Road
    There really is no equal, in the cinema of other countries, to the American Road movie. It isn't only that the USA is vast in size but ample in it's freedom. You wouldn't get far hitchhiking across any other similarly large nation. There is something breathtaking in the very idea of it. In this case we have a pair of mismatched misfits each seeking something that may or may not exist, something they need to make their lives bearable. They have no money so they have to get by on their wits. They grow to depend on each other and on the kindness or gullability of their countrymen. The prospects and possibilities are endless as the landscape. There is hope and pain. This is a beautifully crafted movie and the acting is flawless. It is a haunting movie that will stay with you long after the closing credits.
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    • Release date
      • May 30, 2001 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Düş Avcısı
    • Filming locations
      • Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies
      • Film Society of Lincoln Center
      • Gotham Film and Media Institute
      • SundanceTV
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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