Movie
Box of Moonlight
Overview
Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into the life of Kid, a free-spirited young man who helps Al escape from the routine of everyday life and find freedom to enjoy himself.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-08-29
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Lemon Sky Productions, Lakeshore Entertainment, Largo Entertainment, JVC
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Turturro as Al Fountain
- Sam Rockwell as The Kid
- Catherine Keener as Floatie Dupre
- Dermot Mulroney as Wick
- Lisa Blount as Purlene Dupre
- Annie Corley as Deb Fountain
- Alexander Goodwin as Bobby Fountain
- Mike Stanley as Doob
- Rica Martens as Doris
- Ray Aranha as Soapy
- Robert Wightman as Dex
- James Richardson as Taco
Crew
- Tom DiCillo - Director
- Tom DiCillo - Writer
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