Fool for Love (1985)

Directed by

Robert Altman

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman waits at a run-down motel in the Mojave Desert for her boyfriend to arrive. She is confronted by an intense former lover who tries to disrupt her plans.

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What happens

Fool for Love is a 1985 American psychological drama film directed by Robert Altman, and starring Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton, Randy Quaid, and Martha Crawford. It follows a woman awaiting the arrival of her boyfriend in a derelict motel in the Mojave Desert, where she is confronted by a previous lover who threatens to undermine her efforts. It is based on the 1983 stage play written by Shepard, who also adapted the screenplay. Altman pitched the idea of a film version of the original play to Shepard, who thereby adapted it for the screen. Shepard, who initially had no plan on appearing in the film, agreed to portray one of the lead roles at Altman's request. Filming took place in the spring of 1985 in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, New Mexico, after which Altman oversaw post-production in Paris. Fool for Love was entered into the 1986 Cannes Film Festival before it received a limited theatrical release in the United States through The Cannon Group, Inc. on December 6, 1985. The film was a box-office flop but received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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