Rough Magic Movie Review 1995

Fantasy-noir-romance-comedy-on-the-road-movie-nostalgia-fest can't decide what it wants to be when it grows up. Fonda is a magician's assistant, with latent powers of her own, who flees to Mexico after witnessing a murder. Her fiance (Moffett) turns out to be the culprit and he hires drifter Crowe to track her down. Along the way, they meet a quack doctor (Broadbent) trying to find a magic Mayan potion, a garage owner who becomes a sausage, and a shaman. Sure, it's confusing, but the performances are good, and you could always play "Name That Genre" afterwards. Adapted from the novel "Miss Shumway Waves a Wand" by James Hadley Chase.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from British, French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Adventures, Magic, Lovers on the Lam, King of Beasts (Dogs), Mexico, Road Trip, Otherwise Engaged

Screenplay

Clare Peploe, Robert Mundy, William Brookfield

Cast

Bridget Fonda, Russell Crowe, Jim Broadbent, D.W. Moffett, Paul Rodriguez, Euva Anderson

Cinematography

John Campbell

Director

Clare Peploe

Music

Richard Hartley

Producer

Laurie Parker, Declan Baldwin, Andrew Karsch, Jonathan Taplin, Yves Attal, UGC, Recorded Pictures Company, Samuel Goldwyn Company