Niagara, Niagara (1997)

Directed by

Bob Gosse

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young people with turbulent lives fall in love and take a cross-country trip. The woman has Tourette syndrome and they deal with drugs along the way.

darktragicromanticintensegrittyunsettlingroad-tripbleak

What happens

Niagara, Niagara is a 1997 film directed by Bob Gosse, and starring Henry Thomas, Robin Tunney, as well as Michael Parks, John Ventimiglia and Stephen Lang. The film is a dark and tragic romantic tale about young love, drugs, a cross country trip and Tourette syndrome. Filmed locations were New Paltz, Highland and Poughkeepsie in upstate New York, as well as Niagara Falls and Canada. The film was produced by the New York City based Shooting Gallery. The film was praised internationally, particularly in the UK, but American critics were mixed. Robin Tunney's performance garnered her the Volpi Cup Award for Best Actress at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival. The film has fallen into a cult status, due to underground popularity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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