Product Details

• Actors: Danny Aiello, Anne Archer, Michael Biehn, Angelina Jolie, Alfred Molina
• Directors: Kevin Dowling
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: January 26, 1999
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304724896
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,518 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Danny Aiello stars as a fiftysomething car salesman from Los Angeles who agrees to escort a voluptuous minor (Angelina Jolie) back to the desert trailer where her seductive mother (Anne Archer) and psychotic boyfriend (Michael Biehn) wait for her. Various misadventures follow: after the young people take off, Aiello dances with the older woman under the moonlight, falls asleep, finds a body in his car trunk the next morning, and is gradually absorbed into the boyfriend's paranoid delusions. The script by Leonard Glasser is a bit intoxicated with its own offbeat tone, and the direction by Kevin Dowling leaves something to be desired about this independent feature. But the fine cast helps make up for these deficiencies, and the Mojave desert locale is a fun and unusual setting in which to see this particular group of actors on screen. --Tom Keogh

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mojave Moon, February 14, 2000

By	MikeyJ (USA) - See all my reviews

I being in love with Angelina Jolie will watch any movie of hers, even if the movie wasn't so great. I of course enjoyed this movie with her being in it but it was also a stretch from the norm. It was delightful and funny but weird at the same time. Especially with its cast members like Ann Archer and Danny Aiello. It's great when actors take a chance on a movie even though it may not be a mega blockbuster hit. I watch this movie over and over and find it interesting all the time. The soundtrack is great as well. One thing, where can I find any of the songs on this soundtrack? If you know, drop me a line.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wet Noodle..., April 4, 2000

By	Danielle Cruz "Synergy" (Boston) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie drove me crazy it was so bad. I literally wanted to bleach my eyeballs out after sitting through it. The best part of this movie was Angelina Jolie - end of story. She steals the screen in anything she does, but even she couldn't save this steaming piece of crap. The plot is inexorably stupid. I guess if you're a diehard AJ fan and feel like seeing some of her earlier work, you might only be slightly homicidal after seeing it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Off-the-Wall Sleeper, October 24, 2003

By	D. J. Zabriskie "zabdart" (Park Ridge, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie features Angelina Jolie in her prime (BEFORE she became a star), Michael Biehn at his most psychotic, Danny Aiello
at his most befuddled, Anne Archer sweet and sexy and a plot
with more twists and turns than a mountain road. Having said that, this is one of the GREAT "Murphy's Law" comedies of all time! Nothing seems to go quite right for poor Danny Aiello
until the very end. Meanwhile, we are treated to cadevars that
won't stay put, robbers and gunslingers who can't shoot straight,
an actor with more technique than conviction (brilliantly played
by Alfred Molina) and a nice, but brief nude scene from Angelina
Jolie. Implausible events pile up on one another like dead bodies in a Clint Eastwood shoot-em-up, yet everything is done
with a wink and a totally vacant stare that keeps you involved.
The reaction shots on the actors' faces are priceless!
This movie isn't for everyone, but if you like your comedies
oddball to off-the-wall, you'll LOVE this one!