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Stars and Bars (1988)
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William Boyd (novel)
William Boyd (screenplay)
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18 March 1988 (USA) more
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A British art expert travels across America in order to purchase a rare Renoir painting in the South but comes across some crazy characters in the process. full summary | add synopsis
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New York in the late 80s. more (10 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | Henderson Dores (as Daniel Day Lewis) |
 | Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Loomis Gage |
 | Kent Broadhurst | ... | Ben Sereno |
| Maury Chaykin | ... | Freeborn Gage |
| Matthew Cowles | ... | Beckman Gage |
 | Joan Cusack | ... | Irene Stein |
 | Keith David | ... | Eugene Teagarden |
 | Spalding Gray | ... | Reverend T.J. Cardew |
 | Glenne Headly | ... | Cora Gage |
 | Laurie Metcalf | ... | Melissa |
| Bill Moor | ... | Edgar Beeby |
| Deirdre O'Connell | ... | Shanda Gage |
| Will Patton | ... | Duane Gage |
 | Martha Plimpton | ... | Bryant |
| Rockets Redglare | ... | Peter Gint |
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94 min
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A rejected score was composed by Elmer Bernstein more
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Features "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1964) more
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I remember standing in a long line to see this in Manhattan, and thinking that the New York parts were a perfect representation of the city at that moment in time. It's a weird vehicle for Daniel Day-Lewis, apart from his ability to play a perfect British upper class twit - I don't think he's done a comedy since (and certainly not before). The use of Joan Cusack as leading lady and love object is bizarre, too - up until this point she'd been relegated to kooky sidekick/friend of the heroine roles (Broadcast News springs immediately to mind), something she went back to almost immediately after this film. It's strange all around, but also a funny time capsule of sorts. I too wish it was out on DVD.