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Scorchers (1991)

Scorchers poster
Directed by
David Beaird
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of characters in a small Louisiana town deal with family secrets and tangled relationships. The story unfolds during a hot summer night as tensions rise among them.

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What happens

Scorchers is a 1991 ensemble drama written and directed by David Beaird with a cast of Faye Dunaway, James Earl Jones, Denholm Elliott, Leland Crooke and Emily Lloyd. The film is based on David Beaird's 1985 stage play of the same name which premiered at the Equity Waiver Theater in Los Angeles, also featuring Leland Crooke in the cast. This is also Luke Perry's film debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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