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Outside Ozona [VHS]

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This film lies somewhere between "Roadhouse 66" and "Repo Man". It is definitely worth having in your collection and lets pray that they release the soundtrack to this because the music is great. Robert Forster is as good as he was in "Jackie Brown" and the film is filled with lots of familiar character actors whose appearance will make you say: "Hey, there's that guy from..." Taj Mahal as the all night disc jockey is superb. The story tracks the progress of several very different characters on the road at night as their lives eventually converge just outside Ozona, Texas. There is no great depth here but the line "sometimes you're the bug and sometimes you're the windshield" does say a lot about life.

I saw this great offbeat film on cable, having never heard of it before, and was really taken by it within minutes of it coming on. All the characters are original, memorable, and deftly portrayed, but I particularly enjoyed Taj Mahal as the night shift DJ. The cinematography was striking, the script compelling, and the editing inspired. This REALLY needs to be released on DVD.

I saw this when it came out in 1999 and I liked it a lot. My friend saw it first and recommended it to me. I was thinking about it for a while and decided to check it out again. I also wanted to add it to my DVD collection but saw it doesn't exist yet! Anyway, I was really into "Outside Ozona" and this movie had good character development. I like movies where there are different people that don't really have anything to do with one another, yet fate brings them together at the end, when their lives cross. It's very interesting. A definite must see.

'Outside Ozona', an off-beat dark comedy/thriller directed by J.S. Cardone, is a little gem, brightened by a cast of established Hollywood actors. The story involves a serial killer (David Paymer, cast against type), pursued by agent Lucy Webb (in a role reminiscent of Frances McDormand, in 'Fargo'), but it is really a character study of a group of people whose lives will be changed forever by the killer, during one eventful night.

Standouts in the large cast include Taj Mahal, as a burned-out deejay at a country music station, who switches the playlist to rhythm and blues, and ruminates about life; Robert Forster, portraying a good-hearted trucker dealing with loneliness following the death of his wife; Kevin Pollack and Penelope Ann Miller (who is EXCELLENT!), as an unemployed circus clown and his dancer/hooker girlfriend; and Sherilyn Fenn (cast WAY against type!), as a shrewish, materialistic woman travelling with her sister to visit their father. As each character's story unfolds, you are drawn into a rich, involving tale of humor, melancholy, and a touch of the macabre!

The film is very well-paced, and will hold your attention, throughout, and the explosive climax is both exciting and emotionally satisfying!

Take a drive down the highway 'Outside Ozona'...you'll enjoy the trip!

This movie was good...Im not sure what it was intended to be...a drama...a suspense thriller...but the overall result was a fasinating and captivating film about a search for a serial killer and the people who are somehow connected to his being caught....the film follows a number of people and tells their story, and the un is in finding out how these people will get together at the end....my only complaint was that the ending came too fast and wasn't as intense as it could have been....overall though, this was an enjoyable....drama? thriller?

This movie was sooooo cool! I just watched it about an hour ago and I had to run upstairs to my computer to see if it was available online. The cinematography was great--to be able to make a movie that takes place 99% at night AND MAKE IT WORK! this is a feat in itself. The characters were believable enough, although I had a slight problem with how stereotypical they seemed--black blues jock, yuppie materialistic sister from uptown Chicago, truck stop employees ect.. The soundtrack was one of the best features of the movie along with the cinematography.I would like to see it available in some form--even 8 track tape! Overall, very watchable and fun--worth the money.

Ever changing plot, not sure how it all will tie together till the very end.

Recieved on time, product in very good condition. To me this company is trustworthy,and reliable. Thank you

A little bit offbeat, but a surprisingly friendly little film for a movie with a murdering psycho in it. I found the cast to be very enjoyable. Especially likable were the overnight DJ and the truck driver and navajo(?) woman. (I don't think they ever specify the tribe, but it's the only one that makes sense considering she's from northwest New Mexico).

The conversations range from the typical and casual to the strange and bizarre. From slice of life to soul searching moments. At one point I was a little turned off by the extremely one-sided view of christianity (not defensive, but like everyone else I hate having my beliefs stereotyped), but there's some reconciliation between the two views a little later in the movie that provides some needed corrective.

All in all a movie worth watching. WISH IT WERE OUT ON DVD (hint to studio)... but not to be missed even so.