The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into the life of Kid, a free-spirited young man who helps Al escape from the routine of everyday life and find freedom to enjoy himself.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes59%
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
80 audience votes
Key crew
- Tom DiCilloWriter
- Tom DiCilloDirector
- Jim FarmerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John TurturroAl Fountain
- Sam RockwellThe Kid
- Catherine KeenerFloatie Dupre
- Dermot MulroneyWick
- Lisa BlountPurlene Dupre
- Annie CorleyDeb Fountain
- Alexander GoodwinBobby Fountain
- Mike StanleyDoob
- Rica MartensDoris
- Ray AranhaSoapy
- Robert WightmanDex
- James RichardsonTaco
Stills
Themes
midlife crisisengineerfree spiritstranger