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The Turning

  • Director: L.A. Puopolo
  • AMG Rating: starstarstar
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Family Drama, Psychological Drama
  • Themes: Suburban Dysfunction, Crumbling Marriages
  • Main Cast: Gillian Anderson, Karen Allen, Raymond J. Barry, Michael Dolan, Tess Harper
  • Release Year: 1992
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 91 minutes

Plot

With his All-American good looks, Cliff (Michael Dolan) has had easy access to the sorts of groups that appealed to him as he traveled around the U.S., mostly Klan and neo-Nazi organizations. He is bitter about his childhood, during which his parents bickered constantly. Now, at 22, he has come back to Pocohantas, Virginia to try and make some peace with his past, if he can, and is disturbed to find that his parents are just finalizing their divorce. His mother (Tess Harper) is taking it particularly badly, having sunk into an alcoholic stupor, and his father (Raymond J. Barry) is getting it on with a new girlfriend (Karen Allen). While steeling himself for a confrontation with his parents, the scary-attractive lad spends some time catching up on things with his old girlfriend (Gillian Anderson). Then, just when one might have expected some long-awaited violence to take place, this slow-paced and almost universally unpopular film unveils a surprise ending. Based on a stage play by Chris Ceraso, the film's highlight seems to be Gillian Anderson's brief appearance. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Cast

Gillian Anderson - April

Credit

Matthew Carlisle - Associate Producer, Deborah Brown - Casting, Matthew Carlisle - First Assistant Director, L.A. Puopolo - Director, Chrisann Verges - Line Producer, Mike Moran - Production Designer, Michael McClary - Cinematographer, Matthew Carlisle - Production Manager, L.A. Puopolo - Producer, Michael Tromer - Sound/Sound Designer, L.A. Puopolo - Screenwriter, Chris Ceraso - Play Author

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The Turning

DVD cover
Directed by L.A. Puopolo
Produced by Matthew Carlisle
L.A. Puopolo
William B. O'Boyle
Chrisann Verges
Written by Chris Ceraso (also Home Fires Burning (stage play))
L.A. Puoplo
Starring Karen Allen
Raymond J. Barry
Michael Dolan
Tess Harper
Gillian Anderson
Music by Herb Pilhofer
Cinematography J. Michael McClary
Editing by Lesley Topping
Distributed by Phaedra Cinema (USA)
Release date(s) USA May 2, 1992
Running time 91 minutes
Language English

The Turning is a 1992 American drama film directed by L.A. Puopolo.

This film is adapted from the stage play Home Fires Burning.

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Synopsis

After four years, Cliff Harnish returns to his hometown of Pocahontas, Virginia with hopes of putting a stop to his parents' divorce.

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