Leaving Normal (1992)

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40%

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66%

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Meg Tilly and Christine Lahti star as friends who decide to pack in the drudgery of their lives in Normal, Wyoming and hit the highway for Alaska in this road movie from Edward Zwick.
  • Rating:
    R (adult situations/language, violence)
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Directed By:
    Edward Zwick
  • Written By:
    Ed Solomon
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  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    MCA Universal Home Video

Cast

Christine Lahti
as Darly Peters
Meg Tilly
as Marianne Johnson
Patrika Darbo
as 66
Lenny Von Dohlen
as Harry
Maury Chaykin
as Leon Pendleton
James Gammon
as Walt
Eve Gordon
as Emily Singer
James Eckhouse
as Rich Singer
Brett Cullen
as Kurt
Rutanya Alda
as Palmer Hospital Nurse
Lachlan Murdoch
as Marshall
Mary Colquhoun
Robyn Simons
as Sarah
Ken Angel
as Nuqaq
Darrell Dennis
as Clyde
Barbara Russell
as Izuzu Mother
Ahnee Boyce
as Izuzu Judy
Marc Levy
as Dave
Peter Anderson
as Spicy
Mariane O'Brien
as Clara
Gordon Tootoosis
as Hank Amaruk
Tom Heaton
as Alec
Deirdre O'Connell
as Ellen
Gordon Tipple
as Danny
John Bear Curtis
as Michael
Paul Jarrett
as Charlie
Ed Solomon
as Jerk in Bar
Andrew Johnston
as Nearest Guy
Ben Ratner
as Next Nearest Guy
Timothy Webber
as Spicy's Friend
Sam Bob
as Delivery Guy
Marlane O'Brien
as Clara
Ray Godshall Jr.
as Mort
Brenda McDonald
as Motel Clerk
Paul Stanley (III)
as Man Customer
Rob Morton
as Bartender
Darryl Layne
as Topless Dancer
Julie Taggart
as Twelve-Year-Old Girl
Ruby Cox
as Woman
Desmond Smiley
as Minister
Dana Stevens
as Marianne's Mother
Ashlee Buhler
as Young Marianne
Jenny Drugan
as Young Emily
Colin James Munn
as Colin James Band Member
Dennis Marcenko
as Colin James Band Member
Richard Hopkins
as Colin James Band Member
John Ferreira
as Colin James Band Member
Darrell Mayes
as Colin James Band Member
Trisha Gagnon
as Tumbleweed Band Member
Cathy-Anne Whitworth
as Tumbleweed Band Member
Dave Schryver
as Tumbleweed Band Member
Chris Stevens
as Tumbleweed Band Member
Thomas Heaton
as Alec
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Critic Reviews for Leaving Normal

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (4)

Solomon's screenplay treads a delicate line between wit and preciousness; at its weakest, Zwick's direction goes for the canned poignance of TV. Beut there's a lot to relish in this funny, bittersweet, sharply written comedy.

Feb 8, 2018 | Full Review…
Newsweek
Top Critic

When Christine Lahti is in the driver's seat, this female road saga can abruptly take off like a car that stops choking and sputtering and leaps into a breathtaking overdrive.

Jun 8, 2018 | Full Review…
Hartford Courant

Bittersweet comedy about two hurt women who heal each other after finding a place they can call home.

Aug 29, 2002 | Full Review…
Spirituality and Practice
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Audience Reviews for Leaving Normal

½

Two misfits decide to go on a trip to Alaska to find something better. I guess I am a sucker for this type of feel-good film

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Super Reviewer

It was okay.

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