American Perfekt
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In this noir-influenced road movie, Jake (Robert Forster) is a criminal psychiatrist who has come to the conclusion that our lives are dictated primarily by chance, and has given himself over to this notion by making most of his decision by the flip of a coin. Sandra (Amanda Plummer) is a neurotic woman on her way to pick up her younger sister, a teenage delinquent named Alice (Fairuza Balk) when she's run off the road and left stranded by a madman named Santini (David Thewlis). When Jake happens by and Sandra asks him for help, Sandra is lucky at first: she wins the coin toss, and he elects to help her rather than kill her. When they have to make a stop, Sandra sees Santini's car parked by the side of the road; Santini catches Sandra as she tries to rip off some money that he's stashed in the car, and though she gets away, Santini isn't done with her yet. Director Paul Chart probably didn't have much trouble securing Amanda Plummer for the role of Alice: Chart and Plummer were married in 1994. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
Fairuza Balk - Alice; Joanna Gleason - Shirley; Geoffrey Lewis - Willy; Amanda Plummer - Sandra; Chris Sarandon - Sammy; Paul Sorvino - Frank; David Thewlis - Santini; Robert Forster - JakeCredit
John Conway - Associate Producer, Karen Elizabeth-Rae - Casting, Andrew Schuth - Co-producer, Dawn Handler - Co-producer, Florence-Isabelle Megginson - Costume Designer, Paul Chart - Director, Michael Russo - Editor, Boaz Davidson - Executive Producer, Avi Lerner - Executive Producer, Danny Dimbort - Executive Producer, Trevor Short - Executive Producer, Elie Samaha - Executive Producer, Simon Boswell - Composer (Music Score), Katherine G. Vallin - Production Designer, William Wages - Cinematographer, Irvin Kershner - Producer, Jonathan Weston - Set Designer, Michael Emery - Sound/Sound Designer, Paul Chart - ScreenwriterRelated Videos:
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| Directed by | Paul Chart |
| Produced by | Irvin Kershner |
| Written by | Paul Chart |
| Starring | Fairuza Balk Robert Forster Amanda Plummer Paul Sorvino David Thewlis |
| Cinematography | William Wages |
| Distributed by | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 11 June, 1997 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
American Perfekt is a 1997 road movie/thriller/drama film written and directed by Paul Chart, produced by Irvin Kershner. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Plot
Jake Nyman decides to take a professional vacation where all decisions will be made by the flip of a coin. He meets up with disenchanted Sandra Thomas, who becomes excited by the potential of having the coin make all the decisions. See, Flipism. Things seem okay, until Sandra vanishes and Alice becomes involved in Jake's life.
Main cast
- Fairuza Balk, as Alice Thomas
- Robert Forster, as Jake Nyman
- Amanda Plummer, as Sandra Thomas
- Paul Sorvino, as Sheriff Frank Noonan
- David Thewlis, as Santini
- Chris Sarandon, as Deputy Sammy
- Geoffrey Lewis, as Willy
- Jay Patterson, as Bertnie
- Judson Mills, as Junior
- Rutanya Alda, as Gloria
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: American Perfekt". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4846/year/1997.html. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
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