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U Turn

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When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to kill them both.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1997-10-03

Runtime: 125 mins

Director: Oliver Stone

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance

Original title: U Turn

Production Companies: Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels, Illusion Entertainment Group, Phoenix Pictures, Clyde Is Hungry Films

Production Countries: France, United States of America

Cast

Sean Penn

Nick Nolte

Jennifer Lopez

Joaquin Phoenix

Claire Danes

Sheriff Virgil Potter

Powers Boothe

Billy Bob Thornton

Jon Voight

Abraham Benrubi

Richard Rutowski

Aida Linares

Sean Stone

Ilia Volok

Brent Briscoe

Reviews

LJ_989

Classic Post Natural Born Killers Stone. With a hint of Tarantino this twisted thriller has a host of weird characters. A young Joaquin Phoenix plays TNT a spurned lover that is unforgettable. Billy Bob Thornton plays a hill billy mechanic from Superior, Arizona and he alone makes the movie worth it. Penn is back to a bitchy character that he so often portrays to a tee. Good flick.

2014-04-10

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