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Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)

Bodies, Rest & Motion poster
Directed by
Michael Steinberg
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Four young people in a small Arizona desert town grow restless with their lives and relationships. They begin to question what they want and what they mean to each other.

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What happens

Bodies, Rest & Motion is a 1993 American drama film written by Roger Hedden based on his 1986 play, and directed by Michael Steinberg. The film stars Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth, and Eric Stoltz as four people whose interests in life and each other start to change. The film partly takes place at small gas stations in the Arizona desert. Bridget Fonda's real-life father, Peter Fonda, has a cameo as a motorcycle rider. Bodies, Rest & Motion premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival and was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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