Feeling Minnesota Movie Review 1996

A truly stupid movie about truly stupid, mostly nasty people. Petty criminal Jjaks (Reeves) shows up at sleazy older brother Sam's (D'Onofrio) wedding and promptly falls for beautiful-but-unhappy bride Freddie (Diaz), who's being forced into the marriage by local crime boss Red (Lindo). Manipulative Freddie easily convinces Jjaks to run away to Vegas with her but Sam isn't willing to let his bride go so easily. The only character who comes off with any dignity is the diner waitress played by Love. A very lame first effort from Baigelman. Title's from a Soundgarden song about "looking California and feeling Minnesota."

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Brothers & Sisters, Minnesota, Wedding Hell, Blackmail, Waiters & Waitresses, Viva Las Vegas!, Great Escapes, Ears!, Ex-Cons, Lovers on the Lam

Screenplay

Steven Baigelman

Cast

Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Vincent D'Onofrio, Delroy Lindo, Dan Aykroyd, Courtney Love, Tuesday Weld, Levon Helm

Cinematography

Walt Lloyd

Director

Steven Baigelman

Producer

Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Erwin Stoff, Jersey Films, Fine Line Features