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Box of Moonlight
Box of Moonlight

Box of Moonlight

Some people have a hard time unwinding.

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ComedyDrama

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Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into the life of Kid, a free-spirited young man who helps Al escape from the routine of everyday life and find freedom to enjoy himself.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

29 August 1996

Country

Japan

Cast

John Turturro

John Turturro

Al Fountain

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

The Kid

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Floatie Dupre

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Wick

Lisa Blount

Lisa Blount

Purlene Dupre

Annie Corley

Annie Corley

Deb Fountain

Alexander Goodwin

Alexander Goodwin

Bobby Fountain

Mike Stanley

Mike Stanley

Doob

Rica Martens

Rica Martens

Doris

Ray Aranha

Ray Aranha

Soapy

Robert Wightman

Robert Wightman

Dex

James Richardson

James Richardson

Taco

Stephen Dupree

Stephen Dupree

Elwood

Eugene Wolf

Eugene Wolf

Lyle

Reathel Bean

Reathel Bean

Luvven Coddle

Betty Wills Stephens

Betty Wills Stephens

Wynelle Coddle

Linda Libby

Linda Libby

Curious Waitress

Gary Lowery

Gary Lowery

Earl Sykes

Bodi Soham

Bodi Soham

Willard Snarp

Horace E. Smith

Horace E. Smith

Barnett

Stuart Greer

Stuart Greer

Stinky

John E. Davis

John E. Davis

Sheriff

Kristin Hoke

Kristin Hoke

Female Newscaster

William Ansor

William Ansor

Uncle Samson

Charles Warrington

Charles Warrington

Castroater

Glenn Ruth

Glenn Ruth

Saddam Insane

E. Parker Webb

E. Parker Webb

Drunkard (uncredited)

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