Main Cast: Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz
Release Year: 1993
Country: US
Run Time: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Michael Steinberg, co-director of The Waterdance, made his solo directorial debut with the Gen-X character study Bodies, Rest & Motion. Written by Roger Hedden, based on his own play, the film's title refers to Newton's First Law of Motion, which states essentially that a body at rest or in motion will remain in that state until acted upon by an external force. The film is set in the desert town of Enfield, AZ. Nick (Tim Roth) is a feckless television salesman who gets fired and impulsively decides that he and his girlfriend, Beth (Bridget Fonda), will move to Butte, MT, which he's read is "the city of the future." "I read that a while ago, so the future should be there by now," he enthuses. He waits until the last moment to tell Carol (Phoebe Cates), his ex and Beth's best friend, about the move. While Nick is working his last day, Sid (Eric Stoltz) comes to the couple's house to paint it for the next tenants. He quickly develops an interest in Beth. He, Beth, and Carol get stoned and hang out. When Sid hears about the move, he tells Beth that he's never left Enfield, and has no interest in traveling. Meanwhile, Nick decides to take off on his own. When Beth gets word of this from Carol, she finds solace in Sid's arms. Sid proclaims his love the next morning, and implores Beth to stay. Meanwhile, Nick visits his childhood home, looking for his parents, has an epiphany, and decides to return to Carol. The film features Alicia Witt (Urban Legend) in her first substantial part. There's also a very brief cameo by Peter Fonda, Bridget's father. Hedden would go on to collaborate with Stoltz again on Sleep With Me and Hedden's directorial debut, Hi-Life. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
Susan Beaubian - Singer; Warren Burton - Radio Preacher; Sandra Ellis Lafferty - Yard Sale Lady; Jon Proudstar - Station Attendant; Rick Wheeler - Elizabeth's Grandfather; Alicia Witt - Elizabeth; Peter Fonda - Motorcycle Rider; Scott Johnson - Chip; Deborah Parsons - Singer; Sidney Dawson - TV Customer; Amaryllis Borrego - Waitress; Scott Frederick - TV Store Kid; Marva Hicks - Singer; Kiki Ebsen - Singer; Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey - Singer; Katrina Perkins - Singer; Mindy Stein - Singer; Kezbah Weidner - Dine Woman
Credit
Daniel Talpers - Art Director, Scott Hamre - Boom Operator, Sunny Siebel - Casting, Steve F.B. Smith - Consultant/advisor, Jeffrey Sudzin - Co-producer, Roger Hedden - Co-producer, Isis Mussenden - Costume Designer, Mike Topoozian - First Assistant Director, Michael Steinberg - Director, Jay Lash Cassidy - Editor, Joel Castleberg - Executive Producer, Cheri Montesanto-Medcalf - Hair Styles, Tod Swindell - Location Manager, Michael Convertino - Composer (Music Score), Karyn Rachtman - Musical Direction/Supervision, Deborah Larsen - Makeup, Stephen McCabe - Production Designer, Jeffrey Sudzin - Production Designer, Bernd Heinl - Cinematographer, Eric Stoltz - Producer, Allan Mindel - Producer, Denise Shaw - Producer, Helen Britten - Set Designer, Walt Martin - Sound Mixer, Bob Hile - Sound Recordist, John Branagan - Stunts Coordinator, Jeffrey Sudzin - Unit Production Manager, Roger Hedden - Screenwriter, Alex Kurtzman - Production Assistant, Pam Shelton Olano - Production Assistant, Maliz van Ooyen - Production Assistant, Karen Grossman - Second Unit Camera, Victor Iorillo - Sound Effects Editor, Nancy MacLeod - Sound Effects Editor, Christopher Assells - Sound Effects Editor, Suzanne Celeste - Dialogue Coach, Alex Leyton - First Assistant Camera, John Zumpano - Gaffer, Steve Mounger - Grip, Gary A.W. Nepa - Grip, Gary W. Shaw - Grip, Nancy Wray - Grip, Thomas V. Browne - Key Grip, Ken Wannberg - Music Editor, Michael Convertino - Music Producer, Gina Genova - Production Coordinator, Andrew Grant - Properties Master, Ken S. Polk - Re-Recording Mixer, Robert Thirlwell - Re-Recording Mixer, Renee Rosenfeld - Script Supervisor, Michael McCue - Second Assistant Director, Jeff Mart - Steadicam Operator, Dan Kneece - Steadicam Operator, Paul Taylor - Steadicam Operator, Arlene Pachasa - Still Photographer, Per Hallberg - Supervising Sound Editor, Avram D. Gold - ADR Editor, Bob Deschaine - ADR Mixer, Charleen Richards - ADR Mixer, David Jobe - ADR Recordist, Greg Steele - ADR Recordist, Kimberly A. Street-Lennon - Assistant Properties, Kenny S. Christiansen - Best Boy Electric, William D. Wynn - Best Boy Grip, James J. Kinzer - Construction Coordinator, Mari-An Ceo - Costumes Assistant, David Sawaryn - Costumes Supervisor, Dan M. Rich - Dialogue Editor, Randy Kelley - Dialogue Editor, Thomas Franzoni - Dolly Grip, Siobhan Roome - Draftsman, Fred A. Gibson - Electrician, Chris Joehnk - Electrician, Danny MacCallum - Electrician, Mark Speake - Electrician, Aileen Cambell Reid - Extra Casting, Alan Rankin - First Assistant Editor, Karen M. Baker - First Assistant Editor, Philip D. Morrill - First Assistant Editor, Derrick Mitchell - First Assistant Editor, Paolo DeLeon - Leadman, Adam Block - Production Accountant, Meg Aeby - Scenic Artist, Joel Griffith - Scenic Artist, Thomas Vandermillen - Second Assistant Camera, Bonnie Blake - Second Assistant Camera, Penny Lee Hallin - Second Assistant Editor, Harry Jarvis - Second Second Assistant Director, Caylah Eddleblute - Set Dresser, John H. V. McElroy - Set Dresser, Thierry Labbe - Set Dresser, Athena Alexander - Set Production Assistant, Lauren Giordano - Set Production Assistant, Richard Maxey - Set Production Assistant, Shannon Merrill - Set Production Assistant, Jody Kreinbrink - Transportation Captain, Mike Kreinbrink - Transportation Coordinator, John Schramm - Transportation Coordinator, Roger Hedden - Play Author, Kate Jesse - Cable Person, Peter Bret Lennon - Construction Foreman, James Ashwill - Foley Mixer, Nerses Gezalyan - Foley Recordist, Gary A. Hecker - Foley Walker, Hilda Hodges - Foley Walker, Brian Ralph - Negative Cutter, Sharon McGeeney - Negative Cutter, Chris Wagganer - Video Playback, Elizabeth Frank - Art Department Coordinator, Christian McManus - Carpenter, Gregory C. Diers - Carpenter, Kenneth Erickson - Carpenter, Earl L. Forsythe - Carpenter, Henry Perez - Carpenter, Alex Valdez - Carpenter
