Plot & Details
William Ryan made his directorial debut with this comedy-drama set in the small town of Shermer, Illinois, where vandalism by Robin Fleming (Alessandro Nivola) gets him thrown in jail by the two-man police force -- Sergeant Phil Quinn (William Sadler) and his dim-bulb deputy, Ernie (Bruce Norris). Quinn blames Fleming for the accidental swimming death of his nephew (Norman Reedus) four years previous. While the inept cops aren't looking, Fleming steals the key to his cell and exits, creating more town problems -- and then he returns. It's all a gambit on his part to gain forgiveness from Quinn and also to get his ex-girlfriend Lise (Brooke Langton) to bail him out, in hopes of attracting her attention.
- MPAA Rating: R
- Genre(s): Drama
- Run Time: 100min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 10/16/1998
- Distributor(s): Gramercy Pictures
- Director(s): William Ryan
- Starring: Bill Sadler , Alessandro Nivola , Bruce Norris , Karen Sillas , Brooke Langton
- Themes: Small-Town Life,Death of a Friend,Suburban Dysfunction,Fighting the System,Haunted By the Past
- Tone: Humorous,Angry,Biting,Cynical,Earnest,Moody
- Keywords: authoritarian,ex-girlfriend,friendship,police,prison-cell,prison-escape,vandal
- Country of Origin: USA (10-16-1998)
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