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Box of Moonlight

Box of Moonlight

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Box of Moonlight

"Some people have a hard time unwinding."

1996

1h 52m

6.8(79 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into the life of Kid, a free-spirited young man who helps Al escape from the routine of everyday life and find freedom to enjoy himself.

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Production Companies

Lakeshore Entertainment

Largo Entertainment

JVC

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John Turturro

John Turturro

Al Fountain

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

The Kid

Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Floatie Dupre

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Wick

Lisa Blount

Lisa Blount

Purlene Dupre

Annie Corley

Annie Corley

Deb Fountain

Alexander Goodwin

Alexander Goodwin

Bobby Fountain

Mike Stanley

Doob

Rica Martens

Rica Martens

Doris

Ray Aranha

Soapy

Creative team

Directed by: Tom DiCillo
Written by: Tom DiCillo
Produced by: Thomas A. Bliss
Marcus Viscidi

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