Product Details

• Actors: John Blyth Barrymore, Buffalo, Bruce Carradine, Michael Greene, Dan Haggerty
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Rhino Theatrical
• DVD Release Date: November 7, 2000
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004YA6R
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,606 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Americana, September 16, 2005

By	Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Made on a shoestring, dircected and starring David Carradine, it's about a Vietnam vet (possibly shell-shocked) who attempts to start up a dilapadated merry-go-round in a small redneck Kansas town, just "for something to do." The town can't understand what he's up to, of course, and makes life miserable for him; but he succeeds in the end. Carradine employs a lot of long, quiet introspective scenes (a la the Kung Fu things he did for TV); most are pretty effective. But it's so low key the movie seems incoherent at times. Despite that objection, the movie is a good one and keeps us watching right through to the end.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars beyond kung-fu, September 2, 2000

By	"nomurapod" (Columbus, GA) - See all my reviews

I saw this flick years ago and remember it as an interesting and sort of sad movie about David Carradine as an ex-Vietnam loner in a small town. I think it must be worthwhile if you liked the series Kung-Fu and you are over 32 years old, you'll like this mellow movie.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you liked Tender Mercies..., December 12, 2000

By	Sherm Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

If you liked Tender Mercies, you'll like this one. Americana is a surprisingly effective movie about a man's quixotic quest for peace and wholeness. Beautifully understated writing and acting. The cinematography is definitely of its time(early 1970's), and the audio sounds like fake stereo. Not letterboxed, so it feels kind of cramped at times. That said, I still recommend it to anyone who likes minimalist movies like Two-Lane Blacktop, Tomorrow and Stranger Than Paradise.