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American Perfekt

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American Perfekt (1997)

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Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Brilliant actor Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN and MEDIUM COOL) plays a psychotic psychiatrist who bases all his decisions on the flip of a coin, including whether or not to murder someone. He picks... Brilliant actor Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN and MEDIUM COOL) plays a psychotic psychiatrist who bases all his decisions on the flip of a coin, including whether or not to murder someone. He picks up a woman (Amanda Plummer; "Honey Bunny" in PULP FICTION) in the desert after she's been run off the road, then later gives her beautiful hitch-hiking younger sister (Fairuza Balk of THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU and PERSONAL VELOCITY) a ride. Paul Sorvino (BERT D'ANGELO and GOODFELLAS; father of Mira) plays a sheriff in desperate pursuit, with Chris Sarandon (ex-husband of Susan; THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS) as his beleaguered deputy. [More]

Starring: Amanda Plummer, Fairuza Balk, Robert Forster, David Thewlis

Starring: Amanda Plummer, Fairuza Balk, Robert Forster, David Thewlis, Paul Sorvino

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The film fell too quickly into the serial-killer mode and lost the edge it never had but always wanted.

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[American Perfekt] wants to get by on quirkiness and so-called charm alone, and it just doesn't work.

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