by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
synopsis
Originally aired on American public television, True West is a filmed performance of the Steppenwolf Theater Company's production of Sam Shepard's sibling rivalry play. John Malkovich plays a drifter who comes back home to patch up differences--as well instigate new ones--with his brother, a Hollywood screenwriter played by Gary Sinise.
characteristics
- High Artistic Quality
- Sibling Relationships
- Screenwriter
- Writer's Life
- Estrangement
- Brother
