Loggerheads Movie Review 2005

Families and the ties that bind. Drifter Mark (Pardue) heads to Kure Beach, North Carolina to help rescue the endangered loggerhead turtle. Mark ran away from his adoptive parents, well-meaning religious conservatives Robert (Sarandon) and Elizabeth (Harper), when they learned he was gay. Also living in NC is Mark's birth mother, Grace (Hunt), who's recovering from a breakdown and has decided to find the baby she gave up as a teenager. Meanwhile, Mark is bonding with gentle George (Kelly), whose male lover has died. More enjoyable for fans of the sincere and sentimental, it's well worth a look, especially for the strong performances of Harper and Hunt.

Distribution

Strand Releasing, 1460 4th St., Ste. 302, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Phone: (310)395-5002, Fax: (310)395-2502, Email: strand@strandrel.com, URL: http://www.strandreleasing.com

Available on DVD
Running time 93 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Gays, Adoption & Orphans, Religion, AIDS, Anthology

Screenplay

Tim Kirkman

Cast

Bonnie Hunt, Kip Pardue, Tess Harper, Chris Sarandon, Michael Learned, Michael Kelly, Robin Weigert

Cinematography

Oliver Bokelberg

Director

Tim Kirkman

Music

Mark Geary

Other

Charlie Feldman, Caitlin Dixon, Rick Mobbs, Susan Oliver, Jim "Jungle" Shaugnessy

Producer

Gill Holland, Independent Drum Prods.