An unsuccessful, nervous businessman gradually comes to befriend an eccentric, asocial nerd on a trip to Utah to bury a deceased cat.An unsuccessful, nervous businessman gradually comes to befriend an eccentric, asocial nerd on a trip to Utah to bury a deceased cat.An unsuccessful, nervous businessman gradually comes to befriend an eccentric, asocial nerd on a trip to Utah to bury a deceased cat.
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Did you know
- TriviaCrispin Glover infamously appeared on Late Night with David Letterman (1982) in 1987 dressed, and in character, as Rubin Farr. This caused much confusion to David Letterman as he, after almost being kicked in the face by Glover, walked off his own set while still on the air.
- GoofsFor one or two shots, Rubin's shoe faces the wrong way as it spins towards Rula and Jimbo's car.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Adjust Your Tracking (2013)
- SoundtracksSymphony #1 in D Minor
Written by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Suddeutsche Philharmonie
Conducted by Dennis Zsoltay
Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc.
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Brilliant, whacky, funny!
This movie coupled with the infamous interview on the David Letterman Show, has to go down as one of the all time funniest films. The story is suitably absurd (burying a dead cat miles away in the desert) but well within the bounds of 'mad cap' Crispin Glover's own persona and the 'out of his tree' character he plays. Sometimes you think there is something seriously wrong with this kid, though anyone who has viewed 'The Rivers Edge', will know what a unique and diverse talent he actually is. The 70's clothing, style and oddball coupling with an ultra conservative salesman, drives them both to the edge of sanity and then back to a realization of how the world really revolves. There are some delightful twists and turns (and a bundle of laughs) all the way through but also with a tinge of sadness (for two of the most hapless characters ever committed to film). Strange that in the end you are rooting for their success, as everyone loves the underdog.
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- Sep 9, 2019
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,250,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,675
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,131
- May 17, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $15,675
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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