Normal Life

"Love was their addiction, crime was the drug."

1996 1h 41m EN

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6.0

MID

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73%

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6.3

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 49🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes★6.3IMDB · 2,705

CrimeDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Chris Anderson and his wife Pam live a fairly normal life until Chris loses his job on the police force and secretly turns to robbing banks to make his wife's dreams come true. Upon discovering his secret, she joins his deadly crime wave and together they terrorize an unsuspecting suburban town.

“Love was their addiction, crime was the drug.”

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Cast

Ashley Judd
Pam Anderson
Luke Perry
Chris Anderson
Bruce A. Young
Agent Parker
Jim True-Frost
Mike Anderson
Edmund Wyson
Darren
Michael Skewes
Officer Swift
Scott Cummins
Hank Chilton
Kevin Mukherji
Homeowner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John McNaughton
Writers: Peg Haller, Bob Schneider
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John McNaughton, shot by Jean de Segonzac. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Elena Maganini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Ashley Judd and Luke Perry and Bruce A. Young carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love was their addiction, crime was the drug.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

John McNaughton directs. Jean de Segonzac behind the camera. Elena Maganini cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by John McNaughton, shot by Jean de Segonzac. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Elena Maganini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ashley Judd and Luke Perry and Bruce A. Young carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Love was their addiction, crime was the drug.".
6IMDB entry: tt0117202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "robbery", "bank", "bank robber", "based on true story".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.