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U Turn
When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to kill them both.
1997 · Directed by Oliver Stone · 125 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller · Romance · Screenplay in the scene database · 16 frames
Tagline
Sex. Murder. Betrayal. Everything that makes life worth living.
Plot
In Arizona, Bobby Cooper drives his 1964½ Ford Mustang convertible heading to Vegas by way of Globe and Phoenix to repay gangster Mr. Arkady. His journey takes a turn, three miles outside of Superior, when the radiator hose bursts. At Harlin's Garage, Darrell claims repairs will take time, asking about Bobby's bandaged left hand. Taking his money pack, Bobby locks his handgun in the trunk.
Bobby walks into town and meets Grace, who is walking home with her new drapes. Bobby offers his assistance, and she invites him home to shower, where it's revealed Arkady dismembered two of Bobby's fingers as punishment for the overdue debt. Bobby kisses Grace, but he's interrupted and assaulted by her much-older husband, Jake McKenna. Walking back to Superior, Jake picks Bobby up, asking if Bobby would kill Grace for money. Bobby dismisses Jake's proposal.
Boyd and Ed rob Jamilla's groceria, then demand Bobby's pack. When Bobby refuses, Boyd pistol-whips him, taking his $13,000. Jamilla retaliates with a shotgun, killing both robbers, but shredding and bloodying Bobby's cash. Unable to pay Darrell an exorbitant $150, Bobby phones acquaintances in vain for help, including Arkady, who sends Sergei after Bobby. At Waldorf Café, Bobby buys a beer from Flo. Troubled teenager Jenny flirts with Bobby, incurring ire from her jealous boyfriend Toby N. "TNT" Tucker. But Sheriff Virgil Potter enters, and TNT backs off.
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Crew
- Screenplay: John Ridley
- Cinematography: Robert Richardson
- Edited by: Thomas J. Nordberg, Hank Corwin
- Music: Ennio Morricone
- Production design: Victor Kempster
- Produced by: Dan Halsted, Clayton Townsend
Cast
- Sean Penn as Bobby Cooper
- Nick Nolte as Jake McKenna
- Jennifer Lopez as Grace McKenna
- Joaquin Phoenix as Toby N. Tucker
- Claire Danes as Jenny
- Powers Boothe as Sheriff Virgil Potter
- Billy Bob Thornton as Darrell
- Jon Voight as Blind Man
- Abraham Benrubi as Biker #1
- Richard Rutowski as Biker #2
Production
- Country: France, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels, Illusion Entertainment Group, Phoenix Pictures, Clyde Is Hungry Films
- Budget: $19,000,000
- Box office: $6,682,098
- Themes: small town, robbery, gambling debt, arizona, wilderness, kiss, car garage, misanthrophy, money, police officer
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