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Synopsis
The unlikely relationship between a pregnant high school student and a brooding electronics repairman lies at the center of this droll comedy from writer-director Hal Hartley. Intelligent but unconventional, Maria (Adrienne Shelly) has more to worry about than her pregnancy, as her expectant state drives away her boyfriend and triggers a fatal heart attack in her father. Meanwhile, Matthew (Martin Donovan) has his own problems: an abusive father, a heightened sense of morality that prevents him from taking semi-lucrative television repair jobs, and a suicidal streak that causes him to carry around a potentially deadly grenade. The meeting of these troubled minds at first promises to be beneficial for both, but sours as they are forced to interact with each other's dysfunctional families. As in all of Hartley's pictures, the narrative is filtered through an amusingly detached sensibility that some may consider an acquired taste. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Cast

Marko Hunt John Coughlin
John A. MacKay Jim Slaughter
Merritt Nelson Jean Coughlin
Adrienne Shelly Maria Coughlin
Martin Donovan Matthew Slaughter
Edie Falco Peg Coughlin

Production Crew

Julie Fabian Art Director
Michael Spiller Cinematographer
Phil Reed Composer (Music Score)
Claudia Brown Costume Designer
Sigrid Insull Costume Designer
Hal Hartley Director
Nick Gomez Editor
Bruce Weiss Producer
Jerome Brownstein Producer
Ted Hope Producer
Daniel Ouellette Production Designer
Hal Hartley Screenwriter
Year: 1990
Runtime: 107
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Produced by
Quadrangle Films
True Fiction
Zenith Productions

Release
July 26, 1991 (USA)

Awards
1990 - Audience Award - São Paulo International Film Festival