Academy Awards, USA 1992
| Nominee Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Lawrence Kasdan Meg Kasdan |
Twentieth Century Fox
Directed by Lawrence Kasdan
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Anchor Bay/Starz)
Lawyer Kevin Kline breaks down in a bad LA neighborhood after a Lakers game. Luckily tow truck driver Danny Glover arrives just in time to save him from thugs with a gun who show up and harass him. Thankful to be alive, Kline tries to start up a friendship with Glover, and after an awkward start manage to develop one. Meanwhile, back at home Kline's wife Mary McDonnell finds an abandoned baby while jogging and decides to adopt it against Kline's better judgement. Steve Martin plays Kline's Hollywood producer friend whose own life-changing brush with death temporarily gives him a conscience. Somewhat of a 1990s precursor to the later, and better, Crash (2004), exploring similar themes of race and chance in LA.
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