U-Turn (1997)

125 min · Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, crime film, drama film, romantic comedy film, thriller film

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Directors

Oliver Stone

Cast

Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Powers Boothe, Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Voight, Ilia Volok, Valeri Nikolayev, Brent Briscoe, Bo Hopkins, Julie Hagerty, Sean Stone

The story

In Arizona, Bobby Cooper drives his 1964½ Ford Mustang convertible heading to Vegas by way of Globe and Phoenix to repay gangster Mr. Arkady. His journey takes a turn, three miles outside of Superior, when the radiator hose bursts.

Catalogue themes and tags

1990s, Car Breakdown, Car Garage, Delinquency, Gambling Debts, Gaunerpaar, Insanity, Kiss, Las Vegas, Married Lover, Murder of Husband, Murder of Wife, Odd Couple, Snitch, Strong Woman, Unfälle, Verhältnis, Wüste, verrat, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Black comedy, Drama, Neo-noir

Genres

Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, crime film, drama film, romantic comedy film, thriller film

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