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Directed by Hal Hartley

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Directed by Hal Hartley • 1984 • United States
Starring Janine Eriksen, George Feaster, Bob Gosse

Hal Hartley’s thesis film at SUNY Purchase features a number of actors who would continue to appear in his films in the early 1990s. A young man attempting to leave town to find his estranged girlfriend gets held back when he tries to help his neighbor and her insane older brother.

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