Box of Moonlight Movie Review 1996

Hardworking, by-the-book electrical systems engineer Al Fountain (Turturo) feels mysteriously compelled to play hookey from his family and career while on an out-of-town business trip. Lost and confused, Al meets up with the Kid, a quirky recluse played with energy and appeal by Rockwell. Through a series of mix-ups, the nice-but-stuffy Al and the wild-but-well-meaning Kid end up spending the fourth of July weekend together. Al's inability to see the point of his journey long after the audience probably has makes the film a bit predictable and stale. DeCillo's third feature was six years in the making and financed by the success of his second feature, "Living in Oblivion."

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 111 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Road Trip, Lovable Loonies, Repressed Men, Midlife Crisis

Screenplay

Tom DiCillo

Cast

John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener, Lisa Blount, Annie Corley, Dermot Mulroney, Alexander Goodwin

Cinematography

Paul Ryan

Director

Tom DiCillo

Music

Jim Farmer

Producer

Marcus Viscidi, Thomas A. Bliss, Tom Rosenberg, Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Largo Ent., Lakeshore Entertainment, Lemon Sky Productions