The marriage of unsuccessful actor Harry and erstwhile showgirl Buffy has almost hit rock bottom. But only almost! A trip to the desert they call their Second Honeymoon is supposed to patch things up. When they find themselves with serious car trouble in the middle of nowhere, a young man called Boy appears, seemingly out of nowhere. Boy, now, has troubles of his own: since his wife died of radiation poisoning (their house stood too close to an atomic bomb test site), he’s been out here in the scalding heat, feeling mad at the world and carving magical Hopi dolls. But when he lays eyes on Buffy, life suddenly looks brighter again.

Probably the most famous ruined movie of recent years: production was stopped after River Phoenix's unexpected death on set; some two decades later, Dutch grandmaster George Sluizer found a way to finish this fine essay in sunburned noir

Director
George Sluizer
Countries of production
USA, Netherlands
Year
2012
Festival Edition
IFFR 2019
Length
86'
Medium
DCP
Language
English
Producers
JoAnne Sellar, Stephen Woolley
Production Companies
Fine Line Features, Scala Productions LTD
Sales
Stichting Ange
Screenplay
Jim Barton
Cinematography
Edward Lachman
Editor
Michiel Reichwein
Production Design
Ben van Os, Jan Roelfs
Sound Design
Harold Jalving
Music
Florencia Di Concilio
Cast
River Phoenix, Judy Davis, Jonathan Pryce, Karen Black, T. Dan Hopkins
Director
George Sluizer
Countries of production
USA, Netherlands
Year
2012
Festival Edition
IFFR 2019
Length
86'
Medium
DCP
Language
English
Producers
JoAnne Sellar, Stephen Woolley
Production Companies
Fine Line Features, Scala Productions LTD
Sales
Stichting Ange
Screenplay
Jim Barton
Cinematography
Edward Lachman
Editor
Michiel Reichwein
Production Design
Ben van Os, Jan Roelfs
Sound Design
Harold Jalving
Music
Florencia Di Concilio
Cast
River Phoenix, Judy Davis, Jonathan Pryce, Karen Black, T. Dan Hopkins