A Perfect World (1993)

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7.5	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Clint Eastwood

Starring (View all)

Kevin Costner
Robert 'Butch' Haynes

Clint Eastwood
Chief Red Garnett

Laura Dern
Sally Gerber

T.J. Lowther
Phillip Perry

Keith Szarabajka
Terry James Pugh

Leo Burmester
Assistant Chief Tom Adler

Paul Hewitt
Dick Suttle

Bradley Whitford
Agent Bobby Lee

Written by

John Lee Hancock
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An underrated masterpiece

13 years, 1 month ago at Aug 20 8:20

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After winning his first best picture Oscar with the movie 'Unforgiven', Clint Eastwood’s following project was this flick. It might be surprising but, even though it is not really one of his most highly regarded features, it is, and by far, my all-time favorite movie directed by the great master. Indeed, I saw it in the movie theater when it came out, I was just 13 or 14 years old and it was th... read more

a perfect

11 years, 10 months ago at Nov 25 6:05

bharath

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Clint Eastwood, hot off of his Academy Award win for Unforgiven, directed this small character study, appearing in the guise of a cops-and-robbers action picture. The film takes place during the fall of 1963. Eight-year old Phillip Perry (T.J. Lowther), the son of a devout Jehovah's Witness mother, is staying home while all the other children are out trick-or-treating. But then prison escapee Butc... read more

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A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

Release date: 24 November 1993
UPC: 085391299028

Tags: Drama (20), Thriller (15), Kidnapping (13), 1993 (13), Crime (12), 1990s (9), Halloween (8), Texas (8), Road Movie (7), Police (7), 1960s (7), Usa (6), Fbi (5), Clint Eastwood (5), Coming Of Age (4), Hostage (4), Inmate (4), Escape (3), Criminal (3), Duct Tape (3)

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" "You know, Phillip, you have a goddamn red, white and blue American right to eat cotton candy, ride roller coasters." Directed by Clint Eastwood Written by John Lee Hancock Music by Lennie Niehaus Cinematography by Jack N. Green Editing by Joel Cox and Ron Spang"

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