Leaving Normal (1992)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Edward Zwick

Writer (WGA):

Ed Solomon (written by)

Release Date:

29 April 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes the only way to find where you're going is to lose your way

Plot:

A female buddy picture whose initial run was handicapped by being released after "Thelma and Louise."...

Plot Keywords:

Road | Alaska | Buddy | Family Relationships | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Meg Tilly	...	Marianne Johnson
Christine Lahti	...	Darly Peters
Patrika Darbo	...	Sixty-six
Lenny von Dohlen	...	Harrison 'Harry' Rainey
Maury Chaykin	...	Leon 'Crazy-As' Pendleton
Brett Cullen	...	Kurt
James Gammon	...	Walt
Eve Gordon	...	Emily Singer
James Eckhouse	...	Rich Singer
Lachlan Murdoch	...	Marshall
Robyn Simons	...	Sarah
Ken Angel	...	Nuqaq
Darrell Dennis	...	Clyde
Barbara Russell	...	Izuzu Mother
Ahnee Boyce	...	Izuzu Judy

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M (TV rating) | USA:R | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Mirage Entertainment

Trivia:

Although the complete song itself is not played in the movie, the piano intro to Bruce Hornsby and the Range's "The Show Goes On" is used.

Quotes:

Marianne Johnson: Well, at least it would have been nice to say "Goodbye".
Darly: Nah. You've got your whole life ahead of you. There will be a million others you can say "Goodbye" to.

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

Soundtrack:

Crazy Love

I consider this one of the best 5 movies I have ever seen.

Reviews below are mostly right. This is a movie about hope, struggle, faith and miracles, everything Thelma and Louise was not. One woman who commits to everything, for a few minutes, another who commits to nothing, fall in with each other, to search for a place for them themselves. This is Frank Capra of the 90's. We may not always know where we are going, and sometimes we might just have to trust, but there is a place for us. If you follow the twelve step philosophy, you can find all twelve steps played out in here. (These are two women who came out of dysfuctional families). The characters are unforgettable, the humor warm and wild, and the relationship that builds from the first ten minutes to the last second of the closing credits should not be missed. I watch this movie every few months and remind myself that if we hang in there, there is a place for us, and almost always,it isn't what we ever expected. I have owned 7 copies of this movie and often give it as gifts. IF you missed it, watch it again. It's there!