Dana Delany, David Clennon, Mary Beth Hurt
Set in New York City, a disillusioned drug delivery boy tries to make something of his life at the age of 40.
DVD Release Date: December 29, 1998
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Flixster Reviews (59)
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February 18, 2009I'd never watched China Beach, so Dana Delany broke my heart in this. The first half is just devasting if you let yourself get sucked into its world. (I did obviously.) The last basically builds to another Taxi Driver conclussion. Still, a look at a different profession, so the ...( read more)
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May 27, 2007Great, realistic film on the life of a drug dealer. Schrader excels at character studies and this film is no exception.
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November 16, 2009Paul Schrader's film is an elegy for a life, a thoughtful character study, a surprisingly moving thriller. Willem Dafoe stars as John LeTour, a 40-year-old delivery boy for a high class drug dealer named Ann (Susan Sarandon). Their clients range from the slick but sleazy Swiss ma...( read more)
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August 29, 2009The less amazing but still impressive younger brother of Taxi Driver. Great acting and script, but a HORRIBLE, inappropriate soundtrack.
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October 23, 2008a very interesting and unique charcater study about a drug dealer trying to straight while being implacted in a murder.
willem dafoe and susan sarandon owns this film. They are both great to watch and really delve deep into their characters.
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October 2, 2007I didn't see the appeal. I can't even remember what the story was. That's bad. Too bad Dana Delany wasn't in it more. You really have to be a fan of "mood" movies.
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January 27, 2007This movie has no explosions, no aliens, no dinasours, and no cliffhangers that make you yearn for a sequal, like some movie's do (i.e. the first time you saw The Matrix). This movie is atmospheric. It moves at a pace that is slower than most movies. This is a movie that makes you think, ponder, and want to explore. This is a movie that pulls you in, it does not suck...you in. If you don't have a brain to speak of then you will probably not like this movie!
~This is a rare movie, that has the description of "character driven story", so very much so that this movie is the very definition of it!~
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