Main Cast: Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle, Fred Ward, Tyra Ferrell, Tate Donovan, Marisa Tomei
Release Year: 1993
Country: US
Run Time: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Alan Rudolph wrote and directed this typically off-beat drama. A brief romantic liaison between a wealthy European and an American ballet dancer results in a pair of identical twins, who are separated and raised by others shortly after birth. Henry (Matthew Modine) was adopted by Pete (M. Emmet Walsh), an auto mechanic, and Henry grows up to follow in his Pete's footsteps. Emotionally fragile, Henry is in a relationship with Beverly (Lara Flynn Boyle), a rich but painfully shy woman who is terrified by sex. Henry, however, finds his own sexual appetite increasing, and he becomes involved with Rosie (Marisa Tomei), a prostitute living in his neighborhood. Meanwhile, Henry's brother, Freddy (also played by Matthew Modine), lives in the same city, though they've never met. Freddy is a gangster and hired killer working for crime kingpin Mr. Paris (Fred Ward). While Freddy is cool and confident on the surface, deep down he hates his job and tells his wife, Sharon (Lori Singer), that he wishes he had enough money to quit and move away. As fate would have it, Freddy and Henry's mother, who sank into a severe depression after losing her children and her lover, has died, leaving a substantial fortune to her two sons, who must now meet in order to collect their inheritance. Equinox premiered at the 1992 Seattle Film Festival, though it would not open theatrically until a year later. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Kevin J. O'Connor - Russell Frankel; Lori Singer - Sharon Ace; Gailard Sartain - Dandridge; M. Emmet Walsh - Pete Petosa; Dirk Blocker - Red; Vanni Corbellini - (not in credits); Vincent Curto - Gangster; Matthew Dudley - Henry's Neighborhood Tough; Debra Dusay - Judith Hamner; Ken Earl - Banker; Tony Genaro - Eddie Gutierrez; Elizabeth Gray - Large Woman on Bus; Craig Hosking - Helicopter Pilot; Meegan Lee Ochs - Bess; Les Podewell - Jerome Hamner; Carlos Sanz - Harold; John Sargent - 2nd Neighborhood Tough; Billy Silva - Sabujii; Shirley Venard - Ville Capri Waitress; Dana Wheeler-Nicholson - Self-Defense Victim; André Wilms - (not in credits); Frank Davis - Marsh; Bob Gould - Mel; Isabell Monk - Apartment Manager; Angel Aviles - Anna Gutierrez; Pat Clemons - Helena; Pancho Demmings - Morgue Worker; Jack Walsh - Newspaper Man
Credit
Randy Eriksen - Art Director, Claude Castravelli - Associate Producer, William Fay - Associate Producer, Sharen Davis - Costume Designer, Dwight Alonzo Williams - First Assistant Director, Alan Rudolph - Director, Michael Ruscio - Editor, Syd Cappe - Executive Producer, Sandy Stern - Executive Producer, Nicolas Stiliadis - Executive Producer, Kathryn Bihr - Makeup, Steven G. Legler - Production Designer, Elliot Davis - Cinematographer, William Fay - Production Manager, David Blocker - Producer, Cliff Cunningham - Set Designer, Paul Murphy - Special Effects, John Nutt - Sound/Sound Designer, Greg Walker - Stunts, Grady Walker - Stunts, Alan Rudolph - Screenwriter
