The read
Audiences rate it 43 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Set in a remote Pennsylvania coal-mining town, this off-beat comedy follows the relationship between Carla, a hippie woman, and Rupert, a young punk rocker who feels like a pariah. Hoping to leave their current lives behind, the two conspire to kidnap Rupert's father and hold him for ransom.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes14%
Audiences rate it 43 points higher than critics do.
39 audience votes
Key crew
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Ron NyswanerDirector
- Ron NyswanerWriter
Cast
- Keanu ReevesRupert Marshetta
- Fred WardGary Marshetta
- Bonnie BedeliaPam Marshetta
- Amy MadiganCarla Headlee
- Tracey EllisLois Sike
- Jay O. SandersTrooper Joe
- Jeff MonahanTommy Rutherford
- Jeff HayengaJack Sike
- Joseph De LisiRoger Marshetta
- Dan MonahanTommy Rutherford
- G. Ross BergerChester
- David EarlyDeputy
Stills
Themes
pennsylvania, usakidnappingminedramedy