Rent Arizona Dream (1993)
3.5 of 5 from 129 ratings
2h 14min
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- Synopsis:
- A romantic comedy about the adventures of an innocent dreamer in the weird and colourful landscape of the American West. Caught between childhood and adulthood he finds himself back in his hometown where he becomes involved with a wealthy widow and stepdaughter. Johnny Depp stars as the young man torn between the place he came from and the life he was making for himself.
- Actors:
- Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor, Vincent Gallo, Paulina Porizkova, Michael J. Pollard, Candyce Mason, Alexia Rane, Polly Noonan, Ann Schulman, James R. Wilson, Erik Polczwartek, Kim Keo, Patricia O'Grady, James P. Morrison, Vincent Tocktoo, Santos Romero, David Rodriquez, Juan Urrea
- Directors:
- Emir Kusturica
- Producers:
- Claudie Ossard
- Writers:
- David Atkins, Emir Kusturica
- Studio:
- Momentum
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Awards:
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Reviews (3) of Arizona Dream
Sad, funny and strange. - Arizona Dream review by CP Customer
Arizona Dream is an offbeat comedy with a surreal twist about the intermingling lives of a group of unusual characters. Johnny Depp stars as Axel Blackmar who works in New York tagging fish and monitoring their behaviour and is obsessed with trying to find out if fish dream. The film follows the story of Axel returning to his hometown in Arizona and his quirky encounters and relationships with various characters. 'Arizona Dream' is one of those films you'll either love with a passion or find completely boring, but if you're a fan of surreal films like 'Big Fish' and 'Amélie' then 'Arizona Dream' is worth a look.
4 out of 5 members found this review helpful.
Anarchy in Arizona - Arizona Dream review by MW
The poker-faced Johnny Depp and the still beguiling Faye Dunaway head an exuberant cast who readily immerse themselves in Kusturica's delightfully surreal world of lust and quarrels and broken crockery not to mention his trademark dotty contraptions (in this case a flying machine) to a musical background of Django Reinhardt and a manic accordion (another directorial leitmotif). But this foray into the English language doesn't quite have the engaging edge of Kuturica's native Serbian movies, so gloriously anarchic and wonderfully mad.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Great start but ultimately disappointing - Arizona Dream review by PM
The film has a very promising beginning, introducing some interesting characters and developing some mysterious themes. There's quite a bit of comedy and almost every scene is characterised by an attention to detail which creates a profound sense of significance in the most incidental elements of the production. But sadly, for me anyway, the plot disappears up it's own back end. It's also too long for the story, and left me with an overwhelming feeling of disappointment. Maybe I watched it on an off day, but there is an interview with Johnny Depp included in the special features, and it sounds as if Kusturica was going through his own struggles during the making of the film.
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