Directed by Robert Altman • 1985 • United States
Starring Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton
Built around explosive performances from Sam Shepard and Kim Basinger, Robert Altman’s adaptation of Shepard’s play is a simmering drama of forbidden love set amid a dreamlike vision of the American West. Cowboy drifter Eddie (Sam Shepard) reconnects with May (Kim Basinger), the love of his life, in a seedy desert motel even though she’s taken up with a new boyfriend (Randy Quaid). But that’s not the only threat to their rekindled passion. A mysterious man (Harry Dean Stanton) also harbors a secret so dark and shocking, it could destroy Eddie and May’s love forever.
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MASH
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California Split
Directed by Robert Altman • 1974 • United States
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