"There have been many great drivers but only one great passenger."

1994

1h 36m

4.4(130 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Western

Overview

A girl born with enormous thumbs in the repressive era of the 1950s learns to turn her quirks into assets.

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Cast & Crew

49 members

Acting

Uma Thurman

Sissy Hankshaw

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Lorraine Bracco

Delores Del Ruby

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Pat Morita

The Chink

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Angie Dickinson

Miss Adrian

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Keanu Reeves

Julian Gitche

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John Hurt

The Countess

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Rain Phoenix

Bonanza Jellybean

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Ed Begley Jr.

Rupert

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Carol Kane

Carla

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Sean Young

Marie Barth

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Crispin Glover

Howard Barth

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Roseanne Barr

Madame Zoe

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Buck Henry

Dr. Dreyfus

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Grace Zabriskie

Mrs. Hankshaw

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Treva Jeffryes

Young Sissy

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Ken Kesey

Sissy's Daddy

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Ken Babbs

Sissy's Uncle

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Allen Arnold

Lionel

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Victoria Williams

Cowgirl Debbie

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Heather Graham

Cowgirl Heather

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Judy Robinson

Cowgirl Gloria

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Betsy Roth

Cowgirl Mary

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Arlene Wewa

Big Red

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Heather Hershey

Cowgirl Donna

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Dee Fowler

Cowgirl Kym

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Udo Kier

Commercial Director

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Wade Evans

Cameraman

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Tom Peterson

Crewman

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Alexa D'Avalon

Rubber Rose Bird Expert

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Eric Hull

White House Undersecretary

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Oliver Kirk

Sheriff

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Joe Ivy

FBI Director

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Art

Greg McMickle

FBI Agent

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Lin Shaye

Rubber Rose Maid

Visual Effects

Chel White

Brain Surgeon

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Molly Little

Salsa Singer

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Scott Patrick Green

Pilgrim Man

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Suzanne Solgot

Pilgrim Woman

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Michael Parker

Pilgrim Driver

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Writing

William S. Burroughs

Self

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Sherry Alps

Cowgirl

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Eliza Butterfly

Cowgirl

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Boo Connolly

Cowgirl

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Christie Flenniken

Cowgirl

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Stacey Hyder

Cowgirl

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Tina Knaggs

Cowgirl

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Tom Robbins

Narrator (voice)

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Roger Bowen

Naturalist (uncredited)

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Edward James Olmos

Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)

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