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Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Keanu Reeves, Lorraine Bracco, Rain Phoenix ...( see more  see more... ) , Uma Thurman

Based on Tom Robbins's eponymous cult novel about 29-year-old Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman), whose large thumbs give her a talent for hitchhiking, this Western/road movie follows Sissy as she visits a ...( read more  read more... )lesbian dude ranch (where she's scheduled to model for feminine hygiene advertisements) and finds love.

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Gus Van Sant

Release Date: May 20, 1994

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DVD Release Date: November 2, 2004

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  • mjgildea
    October 31, 2006
    mjgildea
    Not Van Sant's best work.
  • LisaMJ
    August 8, 2008
    LisaMJ
    One of the weirdest movies I've ever seen.
  • ileo
    December 25, 2007
    ileo
    A favorite from my childhood.
  • meowser41
    January 27, 2010
    meowser41
    I am fucking in love with this movie. It is my movie soul mate (sorry, Velvet Goldmine, you're still my OTHER movie soul mate).

    From the moment I innocently found the imbd page while sifting through Keanu Reeves acting roles, I knew I had found something... indescribable. Now, ...( read more)I will watch just about anything for Keanu Reeves alone. The man just has a certain charm to him, what can I say? But as I read further, I found parts of myself tingling that oughtn't tingle when balancing a 10-pound laptop on them.

    Directed by Gus Van Sant (who brought us the amazing My Own Private Idaho, Milk, Paris Je T'Aime, to name a few)... Starring Uma Thurman (who has a knack for playing girls who don't just sit around and look pretty)... Music by K.D. Lang... Also starring a Phoenix sibling (love those Phoenixes)... Based on a Tom Robbins novel... And to top it all off it's about cowgirls and free souls on the road ?!! Jesus. If you expect my panties to be dry after such a lethal combination you are kidding yourself.

    Thank you, to everyone who made this movie. Just... Thanks.
  • SageSlowdive
    October 20, 2009
    SageSlowdive
    Not as bad as it's put out to be, but not good either.
  • Phonex
    August 19, 2009
    Phonex
    There are some interesting points. Let us say early work. John Hurt is magnific.
  • onomatopee
    July 5, 2009
    onomatopee
    I don't understand why people don't like it more. I knew nothing about this film before renting it and I was gladly surprised. John Hurt and Uma Thurman are both great and the story is very unconventional yet easy to follow.
  • exureimundo
    June 20, 2009
    exureimundo
    This is where it all went wrong for Van Sant. I loved this Tom Robbins underground classic. In fact, I read the director's script, which was better than acceptable. So what went wrong? Maybe it was too many stars on too small of a budget; like he had to say "I can't really afford...( read more) you, so please do the best you can the first time, because whatever comes out HAS to go into the movie". Roseanne couldn't even say "Jesus f**kin' Christ" right. Keanu Reeves is always a mistake, especially with his horrible orange tan (he's suppose to be Native American) and Rain Phoenix was even worse. It seemed too good to be true and thus, it was.
  • ThatTallGrlMare
    March 21, 2009
    ThatTallGrlMare
    wasnt really feelin' this one.
  • innybunny
    March 10, 2009
    innybunny
    Completely random but very fun

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