Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
Directed by Peter Masterson
Genres - Romance, Culture & Society |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama |
Release Date - Nov 23, 1988 (USA) |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Written by playwright Bill Bozzone, Full Moon in Blue Water stars Gene Hackman as Floyd, the owner of a small bar in a coastal Texas town. Floyd's emotional baggage is awesome: he has never recovered from the death of his wife, he is saddled with his senile father "The General" (Burgess Meredith), and creditors hound him at his fireside. Good-hearted bus driver Louise (Teri Garr) tries her best to offer moral and financial support, as does Floyd's right-hand man, former mental patient Jimmy (Elias Koteas). Strange and unexpected events follow, the upshot of which may leave Floyd even worse off than before.
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bar [pub], bus-driver, claim-jumpers, family, foreclosure, handicap, love, romance, stroke [medical], wheelchair, widow/widower