Themes: Haunted By the Past, Fighting the System, Suburban Dysfunction
Main Cast: Bill Sadler, Alessandro Nivola, Bruce Norris, Karen Sillas, Brooke Langton
Release Year: 1998
Country: US
Run Time: 100 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
William Ryan made his directorial debut with this comedy-drama set in the small town of Shermer, Illinois, where vandalism by Robin Fleming (Alessandro Nivola) gets him thrown in jail by the two-man police force -- Sergeant Phil Quinn (William Sadler) and his dim-bulb deputy, Ernie (Bruce Norris). Quinn blames Fleming for the accidental swimming death of his nephew (Norman Reedus) four years previous. While the inept cops aren't looking, Fleming steals the key to his cell and exits, creating more town problems -- and then he returns. It's all a gambit on his part to gain forgiveness from Quinn and also to get his ex-girlfriend Lise (Brooke Langton) to bail him out, in hopes of attracting her attention. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Caty Maxey - Art Director, James Giovannetti, Jr. - Associate Producer, Kerry Barden - Casting, Billy Hopkins - Casting, Suzanne Smith - Casting, Ellen Ryba - Costume Designer, James Giovannetti, Jr. - First Assistant Director, William Ryan - Director, Jerry Greenberg - Editor, Christopher Cronyn - Executive Producer, John McEntire - Composer (Music Score), John Hughes III - Musical Direction/Supervision, Jeffrey Townsend - Production Designer, John J. Campbell - Cinematographer, John Hughes - Producer, Ricardo Mestres - Producer, Joe Bristol - Set Designer, Gary Rydstrom - Sound/Sound Designer, John Hughes - Screenwriter
