End of the Line
2001
Two workers fight for survival when their railroad company is closed down, leaving them unemployed. They set out for Chicago on a stolen locomotive to confront the insensitive railroad executives and find themselves locked in a fight for dignity, pride and jobs. Read more
| Starring | Kevin Bacon, Wilford Brimley, Mary Steenburgen, Holly Hunter |
|---|---|
| Director | Jay Russell |
| Genres | Drama |
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End of the Line
Two workers fight for survival when their railroad company is closed down, leaving them unemployed. They set out for Chicago on a stolen locomotive to confront the insensitive railroad executives and find themselves locked in a fight for dignity, pride and jobs.
| Starring | Kevin Bacon, Wilford Brimley, Mary Steenburgen, Holly Hunter |
|---|---|
| Director | Jay Russell |
| Studio | PRISM LEISURE CORPORATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Sep 2006 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
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It's man versus the system again in a warm and touching drama about tradition and doing the right thing. Shocked when they hear the news that their freight depot is about to be closed down, railway workers Wilford Brimley and Levon Helm steal a locomotive and head to corporate headquarters in Chicago to make their feelings known to the chairman, Henderson Forsyth. Beautifully played by the down-home lead duo, they don't come more low-key and graceful than this heart-warmer. A soundtrack by Andy Summers adds to the atmosphere.
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An unassuming story worth a look
I originally chose this movie in order to check out the early work that Kevin Bacon has been in. Being one of my favourite actors I was interested to see what he was involved with early in his career.
That aside, End of the line is a nicely told story about a rail roading company moving on with the times, leaving a town and its workers for dead. Two men decide to confront the head of the company to demand their jobs be preserved instead of so callously been thrown away.
This movie raises common issues of change and how people either change with it or fall by the wayside. No attempts are made to solve these problems, or offer a solution either. In this way it is still a good movie for today despite the comparatively poor production quality now.
Worth a look for the scenery and the different pace that life is lived in Arkansas. Also for the effect that decisions made in one part of a country can have on a completely different part. -
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3 out of 13 people found this review helpful
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Whats wrong with you people?
This film doesn't pretend to be a masterpiece, and it isn't. What it is, however, is a perfectly nice, gentle,feel-good type film; that being so, it's worth a look if you don't expect too much.
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End of the Line
Two workers fight for survival when their railroad company is closed down, leaving them unemployed. They set out for Chicago on a stolen locomotive to confront the insensitive railroad executives and find themselves locked in a fight for dignity, pride and jobs....
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