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09/09/1990 Drama, Comedy, Romance 1h 46m
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A slightly twisted comedy.

Overview

After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.

  1. Hal Hartley

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Adrienne Shelly

    Maria Coughlin

  2. Martin Donovan

    Matthew Slaughter

  3. Rebecca Nelson

    Jean Coughlin (as Merritt Nelson)

  4. John MacKay

    Jim Slaughter

  5. Edie Falco

    Peg Coughlin

  6. Gary Sauer

    Anthony

  7. Matt Malloy

    Ed

  8. Suzanne Costollos

    Rachel

  9. Jeff Howard

    Robert

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto
Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on 2023-08-03
**A great film that deserves to be reviewed and revisited today.**

I've said many times that a movie always needs a good story, and this movie is an example of that. The strength of the plot, the way in which it captures our attention and curiosity, the way in which the characters were created, developed, and are able to win our sympathy, everything is combined with an excellent work by the actors and direction. This film seems to me a little forgotten nowadays, but it deserves a review for its enormous quality.

In fact, the whole story revolves around trust in others and in ourselves. M...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$700,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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