Made in USA (1987 film)
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24% Rotten Tomatoes Director Ken Friedman Duration Language English | 5.5/10 IMDb 5/10 Letterboxd Genre Drama Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date May 15, 1987 (1987-05-15) (Cannes Film Festival)
March 11, 1988 (1988-03-11) (U.S.) Writer Zbigniew Kempinski (story), Nick Wechsler (story), Zbigniew Kempinski (screenplay) Production companies De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, Hemdale Film Corporation Genres Drama, Indie film, Crime Fiction Cast Adrian Pasdar (Dar), Chris Penn (Tuck), Judith Baldwin (Dorie), Lori Singer (Annie)Similar movies The Last Ride , Blackhat , Lara Croft: Tomb Raider , Raging Bull , The Kid , Flatfoot in Egypt Tagline They hit the road in search of thrills and excitement... They got more than they bargained for... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Made in U.S.A. is a 1987 American crime drama / black comedy film directed by Ken Friedman from a screenplay by Zbigniew Kempinski. The film stars Adrian Pasdar and Chris Penn as two young men who decide to leave behind their working-class lives in the coal-mining country of Pennsylvania and travel to California. Along the way, they pick up a hitchhiker (Lori Singer) and embark on a crime spree. The soundtrack features several songs by the American band Sonic Youth, who in 1995 released an album (also titled Made in USA) of all the songs they had recorded for the film.
The release of the film was delayed because of a dispute over artistic control between Friedman and John Daly of Hemdale Films. Friedman first showed his version, without the permission of Hemdale, who held the copyright, at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Daly released the studio's version to video in 1989.
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