Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)

Genres - Comedy, Drama  |   Release Date - Jan 1, 1991 (USA - Unknown), Jan 1, 1991 (USA)  |   Run Time - 90 min.  |   Countries - Argentina, United Kingdom  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

The British-Argentine Eversmile New Jersey is the sort of film that seems to be destined from the beginning to be limited to PBS and art-festival showings. Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Fergus O'Connell, an itinerant American dentist, offering his services gratis to the rural Argentine populace. He is able to do this because of the supposedly no-strings sponsorship of a "dental consciousness" foundation. While his motorbike is being repaired, O'Connell falls in love with Estela (Mirjana Jokovic), the garage-owner's daughter. Both lovers have prior commitment--he is married, she is engaged--but they go off together all the same. After a series of surrealistic adventures, O'Connell discovers that there's a subliminal price tag attached to his altruistic free services.

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activism, crime-spree, dentist, friendship, love, missionary, motorcycle, romance, traveling