Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, M. Emmet Walsh

A depressed section of Monterey, California, known as Cannery Row from its string of now-empty canning plants is the backdrop for an offbeat romantic comedy about a pair of mismatched lovers. Doc is a...( read more  read more... ) lonely marine biologist (and former baseball star) who supplies specimens for science labs and classrooms. Suzy is a scrappy drifter who can't even succeed as a prostitute because of her abrasive manner. When the two get together, it's fireworks, though not the romantic kind. Not to worry, everything is in the hands of Cannery Row's resident guardian angels, Mack and the boys, a band of drunken derelicts whose hearts are in the right place, even though their brains are not.

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PG, 120 min.

Directed by: David S. Ward

Release Date: February 12, 1982

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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009

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  • February 3, 2009
    Not horrible, but avid John Steinbeck fans (like me) will be disappointed in the structure and lack of character depth.
  • May 9, 2009
    I still love this movie! Recently released on dvd, watched with the kid, and he was not impressed? IMBD rates it low, and calls it a flop? I don't get it! I can't find anything wrong with it, I think it's a must see!
  • August 13, 2008
    Fans of Steinbeck, beware. The only thing this movie really has in common with the book is the title.
  • February 10, 2008
    One of Nick Noltes Greatest films...
  • June 2, 2007
    Saw the movie before reading Sweet Thursday and liked it. (The love dwindled a bit after the reading.) Still, gotta love the dance scene.
  • May 30, 2007
    One of my favorite movies.
  • May 24, 2007
    I loved this movie - if only for the guy living in the tank.

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