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The Indian Runner (1991) 7.2
A Vietnam vet comes home to his small town and finds himself in conflict with rules that his brother has vowed to uphold. Director:Sean PennWriter:Sean Penn |
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Cast
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| Viggo Mortensen | ... |
Frank Roberts
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| Valeria Golino | ... |
Maria
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Dorothy
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| Sandy Dennis | ... |
Mrs. Roberts
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| Dennis Hopper | ... |
Caesar
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Randall
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Enzo Rossi | ... |
Raffael
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Harry Crews | ... |
Mr. Baker
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Mrs. Baker
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Trevor Endicott | ... | |
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Brandon Fleck | ... |
7-Years-Old Frank Roberts
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Kathy Jensen | ... |
Lady at Carwash
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James Devney | ... |
Deputy #1
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An intensely sad film about two brothers who cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him. Frank understands the atrocities of life as a big picture; Joe does not. Joe is content to enjoy smaller pleasures: children, family, routine. Joe mistakenly believes he can straighten his little brother out and convince him that life is good. Frank is a cursed man. He is cut between his love for his brother and his repulsion at self-indulgent contentment. The result is a painful story of heartbreak, heartache, disappointment, despair, and the tragic side of love. Written by wedgwood
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Rated R for violence, language, and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 September 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Indian Runner See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$191,125 (USA)Company Credits
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Joe: Are you?
Mr. Roberts: Think so.
Joe: We're you thinking of living?
Mr. Roberts: There's a trailer park over on Bright's. They got a pretty good deal there.
Maria: It's nice there. They have a vegetable garden in the back where you can rent a plot. Grow your own.
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Written by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
Performed by Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Sean Penn directs Dennis Hopper in this movie without Penn acting in it at all. Dennis had directed Sean in Colors (1988) which Hopper did not act in all. See more »Goofs
Frank's prison tattoos change position throughout the movie. See more »Quotes
Mr. Roberts: Gonna sell the house, I think.Joe: Are you?
Mr. Roberts: Think so.
Joe: We're you thinking of living?
Mr. Roberts: There's a trailer park over on Bright's. They got a pretty good deal there.
Maria: It's nice there. They have a vegetable garden in the back where you can rent a plot. Grow your own.
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SUMMERTIMEWritten by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
Performed by Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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The only reason I wanted to see The Indian Runner was because of the stunning multi-talented Viggo Mortensen. But I have to admit that this movie touched me. When it finished I sat for about half an hour just thinking 'why?'
The movie moves along quite slowly but I think it was meant to. Penn wanted us to see, feel and identify with the characters. To witness the bond between the two brothers and Frank's struggle to tame himself.
And we do. Viggo shows amazing range as an actor here and is easily one of the best films he has ever done. We see Frank go from relaxed to angry to livid to sorrowful and are drawn in to his tortured soul. Mortensen makes us want to feel for the character and we desperately want him to be happy. His emotions evoke a wide range of emotions in ourselves. His performance is nothing short of astounding. We never know if we are meant to hate Frank or feel sorry for him but we gradually begin to love him and want to understand why he is so angry with the world due to Mortensen's performance. Where was the Oscar this year???
The rest of the cast shine as well. David Morse is utterly convincing as a man trying to salvage the last remains of his disintergrating family and the actress who plays his wife is equally good.
All I can say is WATCH IT!