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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792851561
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792851560
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 11, 2001
Running Time: 126 minutes
Sales Rank: 13619
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: September 20, 1991
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Sean Penn announced his retirement from acting, then wrote and directed this emotionally raw, somewhat sprawling film, suggested by Bruce Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman." David Morse is the title character, an upstanding citizen and peace officer who tries to help his troubled--and troublesome--brother (Viggo Mortensen), recently returned from Vietnam. The brother and his girlfriend (Patricia Arquette) have bad news written all over them--but Morse does what he can to be protector, to no avail. Penn, whose model was John Cassavetes, favors long scenes that draw intense emotions from his cast, which includes Charles Bronson (in an unusually low-key role), Sandy Dennis, and Valeria Golino. But it's as depressing as Springsteen's song. --Marshall Fine
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Rating:  -
Joe (Morse) has been trying to do his best since he lost the farm. He's a cop now.
Frank (Mortenson) is a returning Vietnam vet, who was in trouble well before he went to war. The first thing that happens when he comes back is he robs Joe's wallet of $40, goes elsewhere and lands in jail for striking his girlfriend (Arquette).
When Joe invites Frank back to live with them, it's a recipe for disaster. This is a bleak, very real drama. It's well-acted on everyone's ... Read More
Rating:  -
It was as if Sean Penn watched "Blue Velvet", tried to be David Lynch and failed miserably. I can't believe people rated this dog positively. Watch "Blue Velvet" and "Wild At Heart" and then watch this piece of crap and tell me Sean Penn shouldn't stick to.....whatever it is he does besides directing movies. I would have given this abortion a C- in a high school film class.
Rating:  -
It is a marvelous film for many reasons and it has many meaningful interpretations. The first we can think of is of course the effect of the Vietnam War on a normal man. It made him someone whose desire to kill, whose need to kill could never be controlled and dominated. Nothing could keep him within the limits of normalcy, that is to say a violence that is purely symbolical or superficial. His desire was not to punch a few noses and be done with it, but it was to kill, and I repeat that was a need ... Read More
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Everyone in this film from Charles bronson to Dennis Hopper turned in a stellar performance . Be prepared for a very dark story however.Viggo Mortensen and David Morse play brothers who took different paths in life and we watch as one is unable to save the other from himself & his demons.Viet Nam is an integral part of Mortensen's disintegration and it ain't pretty.It is very moving however.David Morse, a fine actor, has never been better.There is a full frontal nude shot of Viggo but there's nothing ... Read More
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This fine movie probably didn't get as much attention as it merited because of its bleakness and because it represented Penn's earliest work as a director. It is much like watching the proverbial train wreck: devastating but irresistible. However, it is worth enduring the pain for at least one viewing, which will leave a lasting impression. It can be a bit slow in places but is well-written, superbly acted, and beautifully photographed.
Mortensen is absolutely wonderful, both repulsive ... Read More
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