Main Cast: Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Sandra Bullock, Micole Mercurio
Release Year: 1993
Country: US
Run Time: 122 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Richard Harris and Robert Duvall star in this low-key drama concerning a hard-drinking former sea captain (Richard Harris) who befriends a shy retired barber (Robert Duvall). Though their polar-opposite personalities find the relationship slow going at first, roguish Frank (Harris) and gentle Walter (Duvall) soon develop a close friendship as they pass the days with conversation. As death looms near and their pasts seem to evaporate into the air with the passing of each day, the lonely souls find comfort in each other's company until their fragile friendship is shattered. When Frank insults a waitress (Sandra Bullock) with whom Walter harbors a protective friendship, Walter makes the decision to cut his ties with loutish Frank. Forced to reevaluate their friendship, the two lonely souls attempt to find meaning in their lives as their chances for connecting with the outside world grows ever more dim. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Marty Belafsky - Ned Ryan; Piper Laurie - Georgia; Ed Amatrudo - Henry's Dad; Ilse Earl - Cinema Cashier; William Marquez - Carl Burney; Jodie Wilson - Nurse; Harold Bergman - Sleeper; Chick Bernhardt - 1st Stunt Driver; Richard Jasen - 3rd Baseman; Lora Kennedy; Doris Carey - Mom in Park; Ron Russell - 2nd Stunt Driver
Credit
Alan Muraoka - Art Director, Jim Van Wyck - Co-producer, Mary Lou Byrd - Costume Designer, Joe Tompkins - Costume Designer, Randa Haines - Director, Paul Hirsch - Editor, Michael Convertino - Composer (Music Score), Manilo Rocchetti - Makeup, Michael St. Hilaire - Camera Operator, Waldemar Kalinowski - Production Designer, Joseph P. Kane - Production Designer, Lajos Koltai - Cinematographer, Todd Black - Producer, Joe Wizan - Producer, Florence Fellman - Set Designer, Steven Conrad - Screenwriter, William McConnell - First Assistant Camera, Kevin Bartnof - Foley Artist
Frank is a retired Irish seaman. Walter is a retired Cuban barber. They are two lonely old men living in Florida, trapped in the emptiness of their own lives.
When they meet in a park, the flamboyant Frank is finally able to start a conversation with the introverted Walter after several attempts. They begin to spend time together and become friends, sometimes meeting at the coffee shop where Walter orders the same food every day and becomes fond of Elaine, a young waitress.
Frank's salty talk and crude behavior in public offend Walter and threaten their friendship. In the meantime, Frank attempts to start a romance with Georgia, a woman he meets at the movies, while dealing with Helen, a neighbor who is put off by his manner.
