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Plot

Small-time Texas businessman Arlis Sweeney (Dennis Quaid) can never shake the memory of his father's (James Caan) wasted life. What particularly sticks in his craw is the murder committed years earlier by his father and a teenaged accomplice. While going through the by-rote motions of his job (he supplies vending machines), Arlis strikes up a friendship with hardcase hitchhiker Kay Davies (Meg Ryan). Slowly, Kay helps Arlis put his life in order. And then, Arlis suddenly realizes where he's seen Kay before.
MPAA Rating:
R for language, some sexuality and a scene of intense violence.
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
124min.
Theatrical Release Date:
03/15/1994
DVD Release Date:
04/16/2002
Director(s):
Steve Kloves
Starring:
Dennis Quaid , Meg Ryan , James Caan , Gwyneth Paltrow , Scott Wilson
Themes:
Fathers and Sons,Star-Crossed Lovers,Southern Gothic,Haunted By the Past
Tone:
Elegiac,Ominous,Bleak,Confrontational,Grim,Menacing,Deliberate,Disturbing,Moody,Atmospheric
Keywords:
accomplice [criminal],burglary,businessperson,father,hitchhiker,rurality
Language:
English