Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin

Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different r...( read more  read more... )aces and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.

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R, 2 hrs. 14 min.

Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan

Release Date: December 25, 1991

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DVD Release Date: March 13, 2001

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  • October 19, 2009
    This ensemble drama follows the lives of a couple of Los Angeles residents in the early 90s and their exceedingly pessimistic view on their lives and the state of the world at that time. Carried by excellent performances (Kevin Kline, Mary McDonnell and Steve Martin in a surprisi...( read more)ngly serious, yet not entirely humorless role) the film develops a quite mesmerizing pace, despite of a few slow scenes (especially the dream sequences could have used some editing), also thanks to James Newton Howard's great soundtrack score. The fact that the film doesn't feel the need to end in a pretentiously dramatic and bad way is another big plus. It's keeping its optimistic view throughout the small twists of fate the characters have to go through, stating that it pays off to care about others and trying to help them out. And the final moments of the film are as overwhelming and humbling for the characters as for the audience. A smart, touching and heart-warming experience.
  • September 29, 2009
    Nice film but I?m yet to reach middle-age (I hope) so I?m not really ready for it. Interesting performance from Steve Martin
  • July 5, 2007
    Not as good as it's cousin "The Big Chill" but still all right
  • March 31, 2009
    Givein this film 2 stars shows just how good of a person I really am, because this film SUCKS. Ahh I feel better now. Look if you caught the meaning of this film, there is help out there for you. The very best part of this film was the preview I saw of it on another DVD, where Da...( read more)nny Glover saves a white mans ass from becoming gutter food for rats in LA. After that it falls even farther into the gutter then the waste itself from the rat. I can only warn my friends to find something else to do for 1 1/2 hrs like swat flies or something as meaningful, cause if meanful is what your after its not to be found in this film. Oh I want to hit 1 star if I spend much more time thinking about this movie, ahhh 1/2 star is now coming to mind, Runnnnnnnn
  • March 15, 2009
    A little sad and weird but I liked it, especially Mary-Louise Parker.
  • October 8, 2009
    nominated for best picture by NBR
  • July 14, 2009
    i miss you mary so much!!!!
  • June 10, 2009
    Tt represented a lot of crucial issues such as gang violence, youth in distress, the need to adopt children, infadelitity in marriage, movie makers that are too violent, people fighting for the right to make a choice, even if it meant losing their mate who was a cheater at least ...( read more)once, anyway.
  • March 14, 2009
    varias historias que de un momento a otro se ven entre cruzadas no es algo novedoso como lo podemos ver en esta película, una historia que nos pone a pensar sobre algunos de los males de la sociedad actual
  • February 26, 2009
    overall, good movie. some big names and good characters...

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  • MorpheusOne
    January 7, 2009
    A very well done character driven storyline, superbly acted by everyone in the film. The underatedness of this movie is a crime!

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