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Harvest (1998) -- A DEA agent and a sheriff start raids on local farmers, who have started growing marijuana to keep their farms operational. A young man accidentally discovers that his straight-laced parents are involved in the marijuana cultivation.
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4.3/10   212 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jim Biederman (writer)
Stuart Burkin (writer)
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Release Date:
12 March 1999 (USA) more
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Plot:
A DEA agent and a local sheriff have to wrestle with their consciences as they start raids on local farmers... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Cast

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James Van Der Beek ... James Peterson
Jeffrey DeMunn ... Jake Yates

Mary McCormack ... Becka Anslinger
Wil Horneff ... Andy Yates
Fred Weller ... Bucky Upton

Paula Garcés ... Mina Fuentes

Julianne Nicholson ... Lou Yates
Sheila Marr ... Thelma
Lisa Emery ... Alice Yates

John Slattery ... Sheriff Johnson
Sharon Annett ... Katie Barnes
Lizbeth MacKay ... Bridget Barnes
Anthony Ruivivar ... Roberto Fuentes
Michael P. Moran ... Henry Upton

Christopher Elsewhere ... Phil Jones (as Kris Park)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Desperate Season (Australia) (cable TV title)
Cash Crop (USA) (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for drug content and language.
Runtime:
96 min
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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Below average entertainment, 12 December 2001
3/10
Author: dbrookfield

The DEA agent's name, Anslinger, is a nice inside joke - this is the name of the former drug czar who almost single-handedly made marijuana illegal.

Despite this bit of book knowledge, the writers go on to have the farmers harvesting and selling fresh undried leaf, rather than cured buds.

Additionally, I always find it amusing that movie makers never seem to be able to find real marijuana plants for filming. You would think there would be a business that would make real looking fake ones for the movie business or maybe they could film a couple of scenes in Amsterdam or Switzerland. I suppose that's asking too much for the budget.

Probably the most interesting thing about the film is the attempt to cover the notion of exactly what is right and what is wrong in society and how the law treads that line and yet tries to do justice in spite of it.

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