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Leaving Normal

Year:

1992

Duration:

110 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Edward Zwick

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1992-04-29

Filming Locations: Champion, Alberta, Canada

Earnings

Gross: $1,514,114 (USA) Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Meg Tilly

Marianne

Christine Lahti

Darly

Patrika Darbo

Lenny von Dohlen

Harry

Maury Chaykin

Leon

Brett Cullen

Kurt

James Gammon

Walt

Eve Gordon

Emily

James Eckhouse

Rich

Lachlan Murdoch

Marshall

Robyn Simons

Sarah

Ken Angel

Nuqaq

Darrell Dennis

Clyde

Barbara Russell

Izuzu Mother

Ahnee Boyce

Izuzu Judy

Marc Levy

Dave

Peter Anderson

Spicy

Gordon Tootoosis

Hank Amaruk

Rutanya Alda

Palmer Hospital Nurse

Ray Godshall

Mort

Tom Heaton

Alec

Deirdre O'Connell

Ellen (as Dierdre O'Connell)

Gordon Tipple

Danny

John 'Bear' Curtis

Michael

Paul Jarrett

Charlie

Ed Solomon

Jerk in Bar

Andrew Johnston

Nearest Guy

Benjamin Ratner

Next Nearest Guy (as Ben Ratner)

Timothy Webber

Spicy's Friend

Sam Bob

Delivery Guy

Marlane O'Brien

Clara

Brenda McDonald

Motel Clerk

Paul Stanley

Man Customer

Rob Morton

Bartender

Darryl Layne

Topless Dancer

Julie Taggart

Twelve Year Old Girl

Ruby Cox

Woman

Des Smiley

Minister (as Desmond Smiley)

Dana Stevens

Marianne's Mother

Ashlee Buhler

Young Marianne

Jenny Drugan

Young Emily

Colin James

Colin James Band (as Colin James Munn)

Dennis Marcenko

Colin James Band

Rick Hopkins

Colin James Band (as Richard Hopkins)

John Ferreira

Colin James Band

Darrell Mayers

Colin James Band (as Darrell Mayes)

Trisha Gagnon

Tumbleweed Band

Cathy-Anne Whitworth

Tumbleweed Band

Dave Schryver

Tumbleweed Band

Chris Stevens

Tumbleweed Band

Pat Johnston

Cowboy (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Although the complete song itself is not played in the movie, the piano intro to Bruce Hornsby and the Range's "The Show Goes On" is used.

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Goofs

The crossings from Washington State into Canada are all well-developed highways; but we see them entering Canada on a narrow road with no center line.

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The geography of their trip north from Portland is mixed up. We see them in the red truck with Leon and Harry, at Britannia Beach, some 70 miles into Canada. (The give-away is the mining building behind them, which is distinctively Britannia Beach, BC.) Later, with 66, they are south of Seattle, deciding where to enter Canada. Then they are obviously in White Rock, BC, again looking at a map to choose their route into Canada. (White Rock is just across the border, in Canada, and 70 miles south of Britannia Beach.)

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Quotes

Marianne Johnson: Just because you're leaving doesn't mean you're not still in the same God-damn place!

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Darly: Adios, shithole!

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Sixty-six: Given the base, vile, selfish, petty, competitive nature of the human animal, I believe any act of kindness constitutes a small miracle.

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Faq

Any recommendatios for movies similar to "Leaving Normal"?

Road trips movies by women are scarce, but there is one. In Thelma & Louise (1991), two women take off on a roadtrip (more like a lam) from Arkansas to Mexico after one of them shoots and kills a would-be rapist.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Is "Leaving Normal" based on a novel?

No. "Leaving Normal" is based on a script by American playwright Ed Solomon.

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