Summary
Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+22)
Critics 57Audiences 35GoodWatch 48
Tomatometer57%
IMDb5.3
Audience score17%
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for dramas, −5 min on the typical 109
typical 109104Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
1999
April 20, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more14 people
- William HurtWilliam Blake Pellarin
- Nigel HawthorneKim Mennaker
- Miranda RichardsonDinah Pellarin
- Irène JacobCela Brandini
- Ewan StewartKinzel
- Gregg HenryBilly
- Ron LivingstonSheldon Buckle
- Jefferson MaysGarne Strickland
Jim MetzlerPacxy Barragan
Carmine GiovinazzoYoung Billy- TPThomas Patrick KellyYoung Blake
- MHMack HarrellHomer Dix
JazzmunLittle John John- TBTerrence BurtonLucius
Directing · 3
- George Hickenlooper Director, Screenplay
- Mark Anthony Little First Assistant Director
- Monika Petrillo Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- Orson Welles Writer
- Oja Kodar Writer
- F. X. Feeney Screenplay
Production · 9
- Boaz Davidson Executive Producer
- Samuel Hadida Executive Producer
- Avi Lerner Executive Producer
- Andrew Pfeffer Producer
- Donald Zuckerman Producer
- Rick Montgomery Casting
Camera · 1
- Kramer Morgenthau Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Jim Makiej Editor
- Jim Towne Assistant Editor
- Lisa Willinger Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Thomas Morse Original Music Composer
- Glen Auchinachie Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- DeeDee Davis Sound Supervisor
- Lance Wiseman Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Dialogue Editor
- Peter V. Meiselmann Sound Mixer
- Paul Ratajczak Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 3
- Jerry Fleming Production Design
- Ryan Ong Art Direction
- Betty Berberian Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 12
- Alexandra Welker Costume Design
- Adam Brandy Makeup Department Head
- Ron Snyder Key Makeup Artist
- Marcia Moran Costume Supervisor
- Allan A. Apone Makeup Department Head
- Cathy Wilke Costumer
Other crew · 3
- John Perretti Stunt Coordinator
- George Gale Post Production Supervisor
- Barron Winchester Special Effects
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