1985

"In another time, at another place…"

2018 1h 26m EN

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6.2

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96%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.2

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 76🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes●71Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 2,846

Drama

Synopsis

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Having been gone for three years, closeted advertising executive Adrian returns to his Texas hometown and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family.

“In another time, at another place…”

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Cast

Cory Michael Smith
Adrian
Virginia Madsen
Eileen
Michael Chiklis
Dale
Jamie Chung
Carly
Aidan Langford
Andrew
Ryan Piers Williams
Marc
Michael Darby
Leo
Bryan Massey
Pastor Jon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yen Tan
Writers: Yen Tan, Hutch Crane, Yen Tan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yen Tan, shot by Hutch Crane. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Curtis Heath. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Cory Michael Smith and Virginia Madsen and Michael Chiklis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In another time, at another place…".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6411590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yen Tan directs. Hutch Crane behind the camera. Curtis Heath scores. Hutch Crane cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Directed by Yen Tan, shot by Hutch Crane. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Curtis Heath. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hutch Crane shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cory Michael Smith and Virginia Madsen and Michael Chiklis carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "In another time, at another place…".
8IMDB entry: tt6411590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "aids", "homophobia", "texas", "family relationships".