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Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
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24 November 1993 (USA) moreTagline:
Why run away from home when you can drive?Plot:
Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant and... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Simply Bizarre. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jacob Tierney | ... | Joshua 'Josh' Whitney |
 | Noah Fleiss | ... | Samuel 'Sam' 'Killer Sam' Whitney |
 | Martha Plimpton | ... | Alison (The Liberty Maid) |
 | Stephen Tobolowsky | ... | Thomas 'Thom' Whitney |
 | Joan Allen | ... | Caroline Whitney |
 | Chris Penn | ... | Derek Baxter |
 | Maury Chaykin | ... | Pizza Man |
 | Ronald Guttman | ... | Jean-Pierre LaTorette |
 | Udo Kier | ... | Salon Manager |
| Sean Baca | ... | Curtis |
 | Jake Gyllenhaal | ... | Leon |
| Anne Lange | ... | Ellen |
| Ann Hearn | ... | Teacher |
 | Christian Clemenson | ... | Policeman |
| Allan Arbus | ... | Businessman on Plane |
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96 min | Italy:89 minCountry:
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Continuity: The Kotex on Sam's forehead appears and disappears between shots when they are sleeping at the grain elevator, and theb re-appears in the car. moreQuotes:
Josh Whitney: I made it all up.Alison: Even the Liberty Maid?
Josh Whitney: Yes, I got your hair and red hat off a juice box.
Alison: Lord almighty, I've met my maker.
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Toward The Settin' Sun moreFAQ
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"Josh and SAM" is one of those films that is strangely humorous, in the sense that it really isn't supposed to be all that funny.
The premise-- that two pre-teens steal a car to run away from home (because the younger is actually a robot... or something to that effect) and then end up picking up Martha Plimpton, who refers to herself as "The Liberty Maid" or something-- is just so gloriously bizarre that you find yourself laughing without knowing why.
But the real clincher for this film's humor is that SAM, the technologically-enhanced younger boy, spends almost half of this film with a "feminine hygiene product" attached to his forehead b/c he couldn't find a real Band-Aid. If that isn't comedy, I'm not sure what is...
Rating: 7 out of 10. A prime example of absurdist film-making, although I'm not sure that was the purpose here. Regardless, it's brainless fun that demands a great deal of analysis-- so you'll understand WHY you're laughing at this movie, when you know that you shouldn't be.