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Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Having lived his entire life under the watchful eye of his overbearing mother, Albert must fend for himself when an unidentified automobile suddenly kills her. Free for the first time, Albert quickly responds to the bait dangling in front of him, putting his aggressors against one another in a race for his trust. Using his skills that make him a gifted fisherman, Albert turns the tables on his seemingly doomed fate, capturing the heart of the woman most eager to deceive him, and fooling the man most intent on destroying him.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Allan MindelDirector
- Richard MurphyWriter
- Michael ConvertinoOriginal Music Composer
- Bobby MuzingoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Troy GarityAlbert Burriughs
- Alison FollandTuey Stites
- Randy QuaidJerry James
- Bruce DernSean McNally
- Hank HarrisStan Stites
- Debra MonkEdna Burroghs
- Josh BrolinGary
- Holly WoodlawnTransvestite
- Suzanne PetriBarfly
- John JuddBartender
- Maren LindowWoman in Photograph
- Timothy SlaskeMan in Restaurant
Stills
Themes
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