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The Indian Runner

Year:

1991

Duration:

127 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Sean Penn

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1991-09-20

Filming Locations: Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Earnings

Budget: $7,000,000

Opening Weekend: $34,047 (USA) (22 September 1991)

Gross: $191,125 (USA) Admissions 8,402 (France)

Cast

Actor

Character

Viggo Mortensen

David Morse

Joe Roberts

Valeria Golino

Maria

Patricia Arquette

Dorothy

Charles Bronson

Mr. Roberts

Sandy Dennis

Mrs. Roberts

Dennis Hopper

Caesar

Jordan Rhodes

Randall

Enzo Rossi

Raffael

Harry Crews

Mr. Baker

Eileen Ryan

Mrs. Baker

Trevor Endicott

12-Years-Old Joe Roberts

Brandon Fleck

7-Years-Old Frank Roberts

Kathy Jensen

Lady at Carwash

James Devney

Deputy #1 (as Jim Devney)

Leland J. Olson

Doctor (as Dr. Leland J. Olson)

Annie Pearson

Hotel Manager

Thomas Blair Levin

Clyde

V. Stacy Klein

Lucy

Benicio Del Toro

Miguel

James J. Luxa

Randall's Partner

Adam Nelson

Cellmate

Eddie Katz

Guy on Commode

Kenny Stabler

Indian Runner

Don Shanks

Young Indian Runner

Neal Stark

Circus Dwarf

Elaine Schoonover

Bearded Lady

Larry Hoefling

Larry

Phil Gould

Man at Del Mar

Chuck Ulmer

Frank's Boss

Joe Martin

Dorothy's Father

Helen Halmes

Dorothy's Mother

James Intveld

Kid on Highway (as Jimmy Intveld)

Jill Anderson

Face at the Bar (uncredited)

John Blyth Barrymore

Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Pete Boughn

Pallbearer (uncredited)

Allison Caine

Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Kevin Costello

Partygoer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The movie is loosely based on Bruce Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman".

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Although she plays a Mexican in the film, Valeria Golino is actually Italian/Greek.

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Sean Penn directs Dennis Hopper in this movie without Penn acting in it at all. Dennis had directed Sean in Colors (1988) which Hopper did not act in all.

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Goofs

After the chase scene near the end of the film between Joe in the police car and Frank in the Buick, Joe turns off the red police lights, then the car's headlamps and steps out of the car and stands next to it. In the final scene we see Joe still standing next to the police car but the car's headlamps have mysteriously come on again.

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Frank's prison tattoos change position throughout the movie.

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During the "mirror" scene, the "from behind" shot and the "mirror" shot don't match. (This actually makes sense, given that the camera would have been visible from the angle the scene is presented.)

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Quotes

Joe: I tried to tell myself I did my job. That it was in self-defense. I didn't believe me.

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Joe: You got a place to stay? You got money?

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Mr. Roberts: [Talking to his baby grandson] Did you know your daddy grew vegetables Raphael? Your daddy was a farmer before he became a po-lice-man.

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