Track 29

– Years after a desperate teenage Linda gives up her baby for adoption, she finds herself face-to-face..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
1988
Track 29 (1988)

Years after a desperate teenage Linda gives up her baby for adoption, she finds herself face-to-face with Martin, a young man claiming to be her long-lost son. Linda embraces Martin and in him finds a welcome reprieve from her unhappy marriage to the neglectful Henry. But soon Martin grows violent and becomes obsessed with Henry -- a philandering man whose only offspring is an expansive model train set that devours his waking hours.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA, UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Track 29 (1988) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Jul 1988

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Nicolas Roeg

Writer:

Dennis Potter

Main Actors:

Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Colleen Camp

Plot:

A doctor's wife tires of his obsession with model trains, and spends her days wondering about the son she gave up for adoption at birth. While eating at a roadside cafe, she encounters a British hitchhiker, who turns out to be her son. They spend time together trying to find a bond. The son begins to hate the husband, and the wife begins worrying about the safety of her husband and his train set.

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Production:

Cannon Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
57%