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Director
  
Michael Fields

Music director
  
Christopher Young

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

5.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, Thriller

Producer
  
Robert MacLean

Writer
  
Richard Ford

Language
  
English

Bright Angel movie poster

Release date
  
November 1990 (Turin International Youth Festival) 14 June 1991 (USA)

Cast
  
Dermot Mulroney
(George),
Lili Taylor
(Lucy),
Sam Shepard
(Jack),
Valerie Perrine
(Aileen),
Burt Young
(Art),
Bill Pullman
(Bob)

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,
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,
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,
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,
Cars
,
St. Vincent

Tagline
  
Don't fall for someone who's got more troubles than you.

Bright angel trailer 1991


Bright Angel is a 1990 American drama film directed by Michael Fields, and starring Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, and Sam Shepard. The film follows two teenagers, George and the transient Lucy, who travel from their home in Montana to Wyoming in order to help Lucy's brother escape from jail. It was adapted from a short story in Richard Ford's collection titled Rock Springs.

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Although it received some critical acclaim, the film earned only $158,243 at the domestic box office.

Plot

George (Mulroney) is a Montana teen whose sanity is deteriorating due to his parent's marital woes. He links up with Lucy (Taylor), a runaway headed for Wyoming with a dark background, who is trying to get her brother out of jail. George tries to help her, but finds himself crossing paths with people even more emotionally disturbed than his mother and father.

Cast

  • Dermot Mulroney as George
  • Lili Taylor as Lucy
  • Sam Shepard as Jack
  • Valerie Perrine as Aileen
  • Burt Young as Art
  • Bill Pullman as Bob
  • Benjamin Bratt as Claude
  • Mary Kay Place as Judy
  • Delroy Lindo as Harley
  • Will Patton as Woody
  • Production

    Principal photography began on July 10, 1989. The film was shot on location in Billings and Broadview, Montana. & in Wyoming. Filming wrapped on August 30, 1989.

    The shoot was reportedly tumultuous for Lili Taylor, who was nearly fired over aesthetic decisions she'd made in presenting herself as the character. In a 2016 interview, she referred to it as the single most difficult film shoot in her career, stating that she had essentially been fired from the project, but was forced to finish her work on the film.

    Critical reception

    Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times enjoyed the film and gave it 3 1/2 stars:

    However, reviews such as Kathleen Maher of The Austin Chronicle did not think highly of it, gave it 2 stars and had differing views of the acting:

    Soundtrack

  • "Where Did God Go?" by Jody Alan Sweet
  • "Too Long Crying" by Jody Alan Sweet
  • "Cheshire" by Jody Alan Sweet
  • "Heal Somebody" by Sheryl Crow
  • "Hung Over Heart" by Jody Alan Sweet
  • References

    Bright Angel Wikipedia
    Bright Angel IMDb Bright Angel themoviedb.org


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