Track 29
Was he her dream or obsession? Was she his mother or his lover?
1988 | 86m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Nicolas Roeg |
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| Writer: | Dennis Potter |
| Staring: |
| Years after a desperate teenage Linda gives up her baby for adoption, she finds herself face-to-face with Martin, a young man claiming to be her long-lost son. Linda embraces Martin and in him finds a welcome reprieve from her unhappy marriage to the neglectful Henry. But soon Martin grows violent and becomes obsessed with Henry -- a philandering man whose only offspring is an expansive model train set that devours his waking hours. | |
| Release Date: | May 15, 1988 |
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| Director: | Nicolas Roeg |
| Writer: | Dennis Potter |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery |
| Keywords | small town, obsession, north carolina, hitchhiker, model railways |
| Production Companies | Handmade Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $429,028
Budget: $5,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Theresa Russell | Linda Henry |
| Gary Oldman | Martin |
| Christopher Lloyd | Henry Henry |
| Colleen Camp | Arlanda |
| Sandra Bernhard | Nurse Stein |
| Seymour Cassel | Dr. Bernard Fairmont |
| Leon Rippy | Trucker |
| Richard K. Olsen | Delegate |
| Vance Colvig | Mr. Ennis |
| Kathryn Tomlinson | Receptionist |
| Elijah Christopher Perry | Redneck |
| Tommy Hull | Counterman |
| J. Michael Hunter | Waiter |
| Ted Barrow | Old Man |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Nicolas Roeg | Director |
| Alex Thomson | Director of Photography |
| Dennis Potter | Writer |
| Tony Lawson | Editor |
| Shuna Harwood | Costume Design |
| Francine Mercadante | Art Direction |
| Joseph D'Agosta | Casting |
| Douglas A. Mowat | Set Decoration |
| David Brockhurst | Production Design |
| Curtis A. Schnell | Production Design, Art Direction |
| Jeff Goodwin | Makeup Artist |
| Kevin Whitlow | Best Boy Grip |
| Mark Fincannon | Casting |
| Michelle Johnson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rick McCallum | Producer |
| George Harrison | Executive Producer |
| Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 4 |
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