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The Crude Oasis

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Glum over the infidelity of her husband, Jim (Robert Peterson), Kansas housewife Karen (Jennifer Taylor) tries to commit suicide but fails. Continuing her self-destructive quest, she has a chance encounter with Harley (Aaron Shields), a man who's been haunting her nightmares. She trails him to a rural roadhouse and the two have a sexual encounter. Karen then discovers the true nature of her husband's nighttime prowling and the dark connection between him and Harley.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 2, 2011
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It's a crude, bleak, slow-moving and pretentious picture of life in a dusty oil producing town in Kansas. Go to Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews Jan 1, 2000
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Jan 15, 2012 this is not a bad film, it's just not a great film. If you like atmosphere you may find certain sequences quite beautiful, but the story is thin, very thin. this movie was made in the 90's, but seems set in the 80's...but then again it's set in Kansas, so who knows, just sayin'. See more Oct 24, 2008 atmospheric and short See more Read all reviews
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Alex Graves

Director

Jennifer Taylor

Karen Webb

Aaron Shields

Harley Underwood

Robert Peterson

Jim Webb

Mussef Sibay

The Lover

Lynn Bieler

Stone
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Synopsis Glum over the infidelity of her husband, Jim (Robert Peterson), Kansas housewife Karen (Jennifer Taylor) tries to commit suicide but fails. Continuing her self-destructive quest, she has a chance encounter with Harley (Aaron Shields), a man who's been haunting her nightmares. She trails him to a rural roadhouse and the two have a sexual encounter. Karen then discovers the true nature of her husband's nighttime prowling and the dark connection between him and Harley.
Director
Alex Graves
Producer
Alex Graves
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.1K
Runtime
1h 21m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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