U-Turn (1997)
- Starring:
- Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, (more)
- Director(s):
- Oliver Stone
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of U-Turn
Oliver Stone directed this John Ridley screenplay adapted from Ridley's novel Stray Dogs. A drifter (Sean Penn) eludes Las Vegas collection agents and arrives in a small town where he decides to linger after his car has a breakdown. Here he gets involved with the locals, including an unhappily married couple -- a businessman (Nick Nolte) and his seductive, femme-fatale wife (Jennifer Lopez). A trailer trash teen (Claire Danes) also approaches him in an effort to get away from her abusive boyfriend (Joaquin Phoenix). Tensions in the town escalate, eventually leading to murder. Stone wanted to change the title from U-Turn back to Stray Dogs but encountered a problem with Akira Kurosawa, who felt it was too similar to his detective classic, Stray Dog (1949) with Toshiro Mifune. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 124 mins
Complete Cast of U-Turn
- Sean Penn - Bobby Cooper
- Jennifer Lopez - Grace McKenna
- Claire Danes - Jenny
- Billy Bob Thornton - Darrell
- Abraham Benrubi - Biker #1
- Bo Hopkins - Ed
- Ilia Volokh - Sergei
- Laurie Metcalf - Bus Station Clerk
- Nick Nolte - Jake McKenna
- Powers Boothe - Sheriff Potter
- Joaquin Phoenix - Toby N. Tucker
- Jon Voight - Blind Man
- Julie Hagerty - Flo
- Valery Nikolaev - Mr. Arkady
- Aida Linares - Jamilla
- Liv Tyler - Girl in Bus Station
- Director(s):
- Oliver Stone
- Writer(s):
- John Ridley
- Producer(s):
- Dan Halsted, Clayton Townsend
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Violence)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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