The Indian Runner (1991)
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Cast
as Joe Roberts
as Frank Roberts
as Maria Roberts
as Dorothy
as Mr. Roberts
as Mrs. Roberts
as Caesar
as Randall
as Raffael
as Mr. Baker
as Mrs. Baker
as Joe (age 12)
as Frank (age 7)
as Lady at Carwash
as 1st Deputy
as Doctor
as Fat Woman
as Clyde
as Lucy
as Miguel
as Randall's Partner
as Cellmate
as Guy on Commode
as Indian Runner
as Young Indian Runner
as Circus Midget
as Bearded Lady
as Larry
as Man at Del Mar
as Frank's Boss
as Dorothy's Father
as Dorothy's Mother
as Kid on Highway
as 1st Deputy
Critic Reviews for The Indian Runner
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Rambling, indulgent and joltingly raw at times, Sean Penn's first outing as a director takes a fair amount of patience to get through but has an integrity that intermittently serves it well.
Penn's first project as writer/director is a film out of time, drenched in an overbearing '60s world-view which veers between the dated and the dopey.
Loose, rambling and sometimes rudderless as it is, "The Indian Runner" has a fundamental honesty that gives it real substance.
Penn surrounds his brothers with supporting characters who are so well-realized, I'll remember them as long as I remember the leads.
Penn is trying to get at gritty American ''truths'' about love, brutality, and blood ties. Somehow, though, it's all a bit pat: By now, even these stark themes have the ring of movie conventions.
The film is slow and pretentious, but it's a feature debut and Sean Penn, a distinguished actor, is good with his cast.
Audience Reviews for The Indian Runner
Not sure but I guess that I may have been able to appreciate it more had I understood it more.
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I think it would be quite an interesting exercise to see what Sean Penn could have made of his career if he exclusively directed and didn't appear in front of the camera. This film is evidence that it would have been quite the considerable body of work!
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Great Penn movie with two amazing actors doing some of their best work... oh yeah, and one God (Bronson) taking a hiatus from ass kicking to give an amazing performance. It's awesome how Penn uses great actors the world has forgotten about (Bronson, Mickey Rourke and Michael O Keefe in The Pledge, Morse at the time) and gets the performances of a lifetime out of them. A great story about 2 brothers with different mindsets and ideals. And Bronson is in it!
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