Summary:
Harrison Ford delivers one of his most-acclaimed performances in Peter Weir's adaptation of Paul Theroux's novel (scripted by Paul Schrader). Ford plays Allie Fox, an inventor embittered by the blighted landscape of the contemporary United States. As he tells his oldest son, Charlie (River Phoenix), "Look around you. It's a toilet." He moves his wife (Helen Mirr... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Harrison Ford - (Allie Fox)
Helen Mirren - (Mother)
River Phoenix - (Charlie)
Jadrien Steele - (Jerry)
Hilary Gordon - (April)
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Review:
An easy film to admire artistically but a difficult one to like, this intense character drama is one of the most challenging to audience expectations to ever emerge from star Harrison Ford or director Peter Weir. It should come as no surprise that it sprung from the pen of Paul Schrader, an artist adept at fashioning cinematic portraits... Continue >>

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