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Directed by: Steven Baigelman
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Vincent D'Onofrio, Cameron Diaz, Delroy Lindo, Courtney Love, Tuesday Weld, Dan Aykroyd
Screenplay by: Steven Baigelman
MPAA Rating: R for violence, sexuality, language.
Studio: Fine Line Features
Release Date: September 16th, 1996
Box Office: $3,123,473 (US total)
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Freddie (Cameron Diaz) is conned into marrying Sam (Vincent D'Onofrio), an embezzling accountant that she loathes, as punishment for allegedly stealing from Red (Delroy Lindo), a small time crime boss. Trapped and miserable, Freddie is soon intrigued by the arrival of Sam's brother, Jjaks (Keanu Reeves), who reluctantly comes to the wedding at the insistence of his mother, Nora (Tuesday Weld).
Jjaks' encounter with his estranged family quickly disintegrates but his connection with the forlorn Freddie is immediate and intense. Before he knows what's hit him, the two are embroiled in a passionate and painful love triangle as Sam and Jjaks go head to head for the girl they love.
An idiosyncratic, blackly comic tale which explores the tormented relationship between two brothers, Sam and Jjaks, and the young woman, Freddie, who comes between them. The story begins at the drab, unromantic wedding of Freddie and Sam, an embezzling accountant in a strip joint whom Freddie loathes. A tough young blonde who dreams of a better life in Las Vegas, Freddie is conned into marrying Sam as punishment for allegedly stealing from Red, a small time crime boss.
Trapped and miserable, Freddie is soon intrigued by the arrival of Jjaks, who reluctantly comes to the wedding at the insistence of his mother, Nora. Just as he knew it would, Jjaks encounter with his estranged family quickly disintegrates into the usual frustrating mess. His connection with the forlorn Freddie, however, is immediate and intense and before he knows what's hit him, the two are making love in the bathroom. Thus begins a passionate and painful love triangle as Sam and Jjaks go head to head for the girl they love.
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