Summary
Dustin, an aspiring painter meets this woman named Christiane. Dustin is on a search for love, sex, and inspiration. When Christiane dumps him and disapears as quickly as she dropped in, Dustin embarks on an obsessive search in Southern California to search for her.
Good for
- Friends night
- Background watch
- Comfort watch
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 39GoodWatch 41
Letterboxd · 296 ratings3.0/5
IMDb4.6
Audience score11%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most comedies, −13 min on the typical 100
typical 10087Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 68 more
Released
1990
February 27, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBackground WatchComfort WatchNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more17 people
- Woody HarrelsonDustin
- Hank AzariaBuzz
- Ely PougetChristiane
- Christopher McDonaldPeter Sin
- PLPaul LussierPaul
- Phillip BrockBruce
- Judie AronsonCathy
- Gloria LeRoyIda
- KHKaren HaberSascha
- JCJonathan ChapinLes
- Sean PennPhil the Plumber (uncredited)
Cindy GuyerGirl in Gallery- EMElisabeth MullinRebecca
- ARAllison RobinsonCindy
- BRBrian RufBartender
- NMNicoletta MunroeAnna
John DiehlClayton
Directing · 4
- Richard Shepard Director, Writer
- Mark Mullin Director, Writer
- Joyce 'Doc' Pepper Script Supervisor
- Jordan Stone Assistant Director
Camera · 2
- David Sperling Director of Photography
- Rick Lamb Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Robin Katz Editor
- Ed Rothkowitz Editor
Sound · 2
- Joe Manolakakis Original Music Composer
- Victoria Bowes Boom Operator
Art · 1
- Frank Novak Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Patricia Elias Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Elisar Cabrera Production Office Assistant
- Michael B. Schwartz Production Office Assistant
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