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Arizona Dream
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Synopsis
Director Emir Kusturica and screenwriter David Atkins crafted this absurdist comedy in which Johnny Depp plays Axel Blackmer, who lives in New York State and is obsessed with fish. He tags fish and monitors their habits for a living, but his greatest curiosity is when and how they dream. Axel's uncle, Leo Sweetie (Jerry Lewis) would prefer Axel take over the family business, a Cadillac dealership in Tucson, Arizona; against his better judgment, Axel drives from New York to Arizona to check out the lot and attend Leo's wedding to Millie (Paulina Porizkova), a woman who is hoping that marriage will keep her from crying all the time. While watching the Cadillacs, Leo meets Elaine Stalker (Faye Dunaway), the sexy widow of a wealthy mine owner, and the two strike up a romance, while Elaine's daughter Grace (Lili Taylor) wanders through her mother's home playing "Besame Mucho" on the accordion to her pet turtles. Needless to say, Warner Bros, the film's United States distributor, didn't figure this was a sure bet for box-office success, and they trimmed Arizona Dream of 22 minutes before putting it into limited release and eventually dumping it onto home video without opening it in most major cities. Kusturica's original 142-minute cut was released in Europe (where it did respectable if not ground-shaking business) and to a few art houses in America; the shortened 120-minute version is available on home video. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Johnny Depp Axel Blackmar
Faye Dunaway Elaine Stalker
Michael J. Pollard Paul
Paulina Porizkova Millie
Ann Schulman Carla
Lili Taylor Grace Stalker
Vincent Gallo Paul Leger
Jerry Lewis Leo Sweetie

Production Crew

Vilko Filac Cinematographer
Goran Bregovic Composer (Music Score)
Jill M. Ohanneson Costume Designer
Emir Kusturica Director
Andrija Zafranovic Editor
Paul R. Gurian Executive Producer
K.C. Hodenfield First Assistant Director
Patty York Makeup
Claudie Ossard Producer
Yves Marmion Producer
David Atkins Screenwriter
Greg Landerer Special Effects
Year: 1993
Runtime: 141
Country: France
MPAA Rating: R
for language and sexuality
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Produced by
Canal Plus
CNC
Constellation Films
French Ministry of Culture and Communication
Hachette Premiere

Release
January 06, 1993 (France)
by Union Generale Cinematographique

Awards
1993 - Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize - Berlin International Film Festival