Inspired by the song "Highway Patrolman" by rock legend Bruce Springsteen, this is a provocative story about two brothers in 1968. One is a cop with a family, the other lives his life breaking the laws. A story that enriches the senses and touches the heart. Read more
| Starring | David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Charles Bronson, Dennis Hopper |
|---|---|
| Director | Sean Penn |
| Genres | Drama |
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Inspired by the song "Highway Patrolman" by rock legend Bruce Springsteen, this is a provocative story about two brothers in 1968. One is a cop with a family, the other lives his life breaking the laws. A story that enriches the senses and touches the heart.
| Starring | David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Charles Bronson, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Arquette, Jordan Rhodes |
|---|---|
| Director | Sean Penn |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 1 min |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1991 To Rent: DVD: 25 Mar 2002 |
Sean Penn was once better known as the paparazzi-baiting husband of Madonna, but he took everyone by surprise with this, his writing and directorial debut. It's a remarkably assured, mature drama, inspired by the Bruce Springsteen song Highway Patrolman, and follows the troubled relationship between David Morse and his disturbed younger brother (an electrifying Viggo Mortensen). The story is slight, but Penn's passionate commitment to his tragic characters shines through and his direction is pleasingly unflashy, aside from sudden jolts of violence. Penn is rewarded with accomplished performances from Mortensen and Morse, while also noteworthy in a stellar supporting cast are Dennis Hopper, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette and Charles Bronson.
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Sean Penn, what are you on about????
Ok...so Sean Penn is supposed to be this amazing talent - right??? Ummm, didn't really see it in this movie.
Having said that - there are a few... read more »
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