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River Made to Drown In (A)
- Director: James Merendino
- Writer: Paul Marius
- Producer: Joe Bordonaro; Peggy Briggs
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Not a bad little film.
It explores the seedier side of L.A. and its hustlers.
Mr Chamberlain, surprisingly, not outside his comfort zone - plays the perfect, suited gentleman in a mucky world.
The directors, an odd and effective collaboration, manage to create an emotion that will touch the hardest of hearts from a world occupied by the hard-hearted...where choice is made out of necessity rather than desire.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Allen, a struggling young artist who once survived by working in the streets, is now involved with Eva, a wealthy Los Angeles gallery owner. Quite by surprise Allen receives a visit from an old john, Thaddeus, who is dying from aids and has come to spend his last days somewhere humble ans spare. Allen reluctantly takes him in, straining his relationship with Eva, who slowly discovers the truth about their past. When Thaddeus implores Allen to find Jamie, a young hustler he had once tried to rescue, Allen returns to the streets where he must choose between what he left behind and the uncertainty that lies ahead.
Cast & Characters
Richard Chamberlain as Thaddeus MacKenzie;
Michael Imperioli as Allen Hayden;
Ute Lemper as Eva Kline;
James Duval as Jaime;
Austin Pendleton as Billy;
Talia Shire as Jaime's Mother;
Mike Starr as Frank;
Richard Riehle as Heavyset Man;
Michael Saucedo as Luis;
James Karen as Ray;
Michael Kearns as Arthur;
Michael O'Hagan as Jack;
Lewis Arquette as Vagabond;
Paul Marius as Turk;
Jon Powell as Martin