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Flesh And Bone (1993)

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Small-time Texas businessman Arlis Sweeney (Dennis Quaid) can never shake the memory of his father's (James Caan) wasted life. What particularly sticks in his craw is the murder committed years earlier by his father and a teenaged accomplice. While going through the by-rote motions of his job (he supplies vending machines), Arlis strikes up a friendship with hardcase hitchhiker Kay Davies (Meg Ryan). Slowly, Kay helps Arlis put his life in order. And then, Arlis suddenly realizes where he's seen

R, 2 hr. 4 min.

Drama, Romance, Mystery & Suspense

Steve Kloves

Apr 16, 2002

Paramount Home Video

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All Critics (32) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (8) | DVD (5)

the whole movie rests on the interaction of the two characters and the appeal of the stars who embody them

June 14, 2007 Comment

A downbeat, elegiac mood piece and character study about angry, damaged people whose lives are as desolate as the dusty West Texas landscape they inhabit.

March 4, 2006 Comment
FulvueDrive-in.com

A nice, heavy movie, if a bit depressing.

October 7, 2005 Comment
7M Pictures

Haunting film, with unexpectedly great supporting performances by Caan and Paltrow

June 2, 2005 Comment
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

A captivating thriller with three solid performances

May 6, 2005 Comment
Moviehole

The film starts better than you've heard, but soon gets worse than you predicted.

August 14, 2003 Comment
Nick's Flick Picks

Explores the searing power of evil.

July 12, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

The best film of 1993. Seriously. Great breakthrough performance by Gwyneth Paltrow also.

October 18, 2002 Comment
New Times

Dry and a bit slow, but there are a few rewards to be found.

July 26, 2002 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Flesh And Bone

In "Flesh and Bone", Arlis(Dennis Quaid) is a vending machine operator in rural Texas. His machines run the gamut from "Brainy Chicken" to condom dispensers. He has a regular schedule of dropoffs, pickups and women to take care of but no ambitions to spread his operations wider. But one evening, when attempting to

August 31, 2006
Harlequin68
Walter M.

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67/100. Fine story with very effective casting. Dennis Quaid is terrific and Gwyneth Paltrow does an exceptional job in a supporting role. The two hour plus running time makes it a little slow moving at times, but it is well worth watching. Good score and cinematography.

March 17, 2010
jam233
James Higgins

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