Directed by:
Jerry SchatzbergScreenplay:
Garry Michael WhiteCinematography:
Vilmos ZsigmondComposer:
Fred MyrowCast:
Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan, Ann Wedgeworth, Richard Lynch, Eileen Brennan, Rutanya Alda, Penelope Allen, Audrianne Waters, Karen Lamm (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Opening on a desolate highway, two drifters stumble into each other, and decide to hitchhike together across the country. Max (Gene Hackman), just released from prison, wants more than anything to own a car wash in Pittsburgh, staying out of trouble and living his life as an honest man. Lion (Al Pacino), who has returned from working at sea, dreams of reuniting with the wife and daughter he left behind years ago in Detroit. Embarking on their strange, confused journey, the dusty pair encounters a cast of peculiar characters as they struggle to reach their destinations (including a stop-off at Hackman's sister's house in Colorado). In the end, after beginning to accept the truth--that their dreams are not going to come to fruition--they find friendship, trust, and love, giving their lives justification. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Gene Hackman
USA
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Al Pacino
USA
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Dorothy Tristan
USA
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Ann Wedgeworth
USA
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Richard Lynch
USA
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Eileen Brennan
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Rutanya Alda
Soviet Union
Best movies:
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Penelope Allen
Best movies:
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The Thin Red Line (1998)
Audrianne Waters
Best movies:
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Karen Lamm
USA
Best movies:
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Richard Jamison
USA
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