River of Grass

– Cozy, a dissatisfied housewife, meets Lee at a bar. A drink turns into a home break-in, and a gun sh..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 16 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
River of Grass (1994)

Cozy, a dissatisfied housewife, meets Lee at a bar. A drink turns into a home break-in, and a gun shot sends them on the run together, thinking they've committed murder.

Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

River of Grass (1994) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Oct 1995

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Kelly Reichardt

Writer:

Jesse Hartman (story), Kelly Reichardt (screenplay), Kelly Reichardt (story)

Main Actors:

Larry Fessenden, Dick Russell, Stan Kaplan, Michael Buscemi

Plot:

Near the Everglades, the "river of grass," lives Cozy (named for her father's favorite drummer), lonely, in a loveless marriage, ignoring her kids. She fantasizes being a dancer, an acrobat, and a gymnast. One night at a bar she meets Lee. He's jobless, homeless, and unbeknownst to Cozy, is in possession of her father's handgun. Dad's a cop and lost the gun chasing a robber. Cozy and Lee climb a fence to swim in a pool. Playing around with the gun, they think they kill the pool's owner, so they go on the lam. An odd partnership develops even though they're short on ideas. But how can they escape their barren lot if they don't even have a quarter for the road toll?

Awards:

6 nominations.

Production:

Oscilloscope Laboratories

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
Metacritic:
69%