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Pearblossom Hwy

  • 20122012
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Pearblossom Hwy (2012)
Drama
"What else am I? What else can I say? I'm a troublemaker," says Cory, one of the three protagonists, directly into the camera. The other protagonists are Anna, an illegal immigrant from Japa... Read all"What else am I? What else can I say? I'm a troublemaker," says Cory, one of the three protagonists, directly into the camera. The other protagonists are Anna, an illegal immigrant from Japan who is selling her body to make money to get back home, and Jeff, Cory's homophobic brot... Read all"What else am I? What else can I say? I'm a troublemaker," says Cory, one of the three protagonists, directly into the camera. The other protagonists are Anna, an illegal immigrant from Japan who is selling her body to make money to get back home, and Jeff, Cory's homophobic brother, a former soldier who now lives day-to-day. In the style of New Wave filmmakers, the d... Read all
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    • Mike Ott
    • Mike Ott
    • Atsuko Okatsuka
  • Stars
    • Atsuko Okatsuka
    • Cory Zacharia
    • John Brotherton
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    • Mike Ott
    • Atsuko Okatsuka
  • Stars
    • Atsuko Okatsuka
    • Cory Zacharia
    • John Brotherton
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    • 3User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    On location in San Francisco, CA
    Artillery Magazine cover - Jan/Feb 2013
    Pearblossom Hwy cast at the 2012 AFI FEST.
    Festival postcard design. By Brian Roettinger
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    Pearblossom Hwy (2012)
    Stephen Tobolowsky on-set portrait.
    Atsuko Okatsuka and Cory Zacharia in Pearblossom Hwy (2012)
    Atsuko Okatsuka and Cory Zacharia in Pearblossom Hwy (2012)
    Atsuko Okatsuka in Pearblossom Hwy (2012)
    Atsuko Okatsuka and Cory Zacharia in Pearblossom Hwy (2012)

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    • Cory Lawler
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    Stephen Tobolowsky
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    • Rick Lawler
    Sarah Brill
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    • Patricia Fumero
    Lee Lynch
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    • Marques Wright
    Christopher W. Miller
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    Mari Mori
    • Mari Sakamoto
    Sumiko Muto
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      This film was largely funded by a grant from the San Francisco Film Society and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
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      Cory Lawler: My whole life I've always had this certain type of mannerisms. The way I talk, kind of sometimes, it, I think it makes people question who I am.

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    An exercise in unmitigated exploitation
    This film exploits is subjects in every possible way. Without a doubt Cory Zacharia is exploited the most with the directors use of absolute manipulation on his ethos, emotions, mental state. Using characters in this way is a gross misuse of power and something only a vainglorious smug art world snob would beget. Oh but wait, its in the name of art, wow oh wow, I FORGOT. self-righteousness prevails.

    America has an abundance of better stories to be unearthed. Not like this. This one should be flushed and any critic who supports it have good reason to be ashamed. Reading the reviews give me reason to pause and question your morality and ethics. Do not waste your time or give money to the makers of this film.
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      • November 4, 2012 (United States)
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      • Japanese
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      • Little Rock, California, USA
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      • Haos Film
      • Small Form Films
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    • 1 hour 18 minutes
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