Feeling Minnesota (1996)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Steven Baigelman

Writer (WGA):

Steven Baigelman (written by)

Release Date:

13 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Just when she met the man of her dreams, along came her husband to ruin everything.

Plot:

An ex-convict and his bumbling crook brother fight for the same woman.

Plot Keywords:

Title Based On Song | Black Comedy | Independent Film

Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Jjaks Clayton
Cameron Diaz	...	Freddie Clayton
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Sam Clayton
Delroy Lindo	...	Red
Dan Aykroyd	...	Det. Ben Costikyan
Courtney Love	...	Rhonda the Waitress
Drew Desmarais	...	Young Jjaks Clayton
Tuesday Weld	...	Nora Clayton
Aaron Michael Metchik	...	Young Sam Clayton
Russell Konstans	...	Joseph
David Alan Smith	...	Detective Lloyd
Bill Schoppert	...	Minister
Steve Ghizoni	...	Wedding Band Singer
Jack Walsh	...	Bob, at Gas Station
Buffy Sedlachek	...	Gas Station Attendant

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #33839) | Finland:K-16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:MA | Denmark:16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fine Line Features

Trivia:

Feeling Minnesota's title was inspired by some lyrics in the Soundgarden song 'Outshined': "I just looked in the mirror/And things ain't looking so good/I'm looking California/And feeling Minnesota"

Goofs:

Continuity: When Det. Costikyan hits Jjaks while interviewing him, you get a short but clear view of Jjaks' right ear and it is undamaged.

Quotes:

Freddie: I dream of being in a Las Vegas hotel where all of the towels smell like Downy Fabric Softener.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Introducing Cameron Diaz (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Ring of Fire

Keanu and the rest of the cast create "Fargo" atmosphere

I really liked this movie. It reminded me of the movie "Fargo." There were enough twists and turns mixed in with the goofball depiction of the characters to keep me interested. I thought the acting was good enough to make the characters surreal rather than stupid. This is a movie worth watching repeatedly. As usual, Keanu Reeves does a great job with his character from beginning to end in a spontaneous fashion as the situation is very fluid.