Vida Sin Rumbo

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Movie Info

Un grupo de motociclistas con rumbo a las carreras en Daytona, paran en un pueblo pequeño en Florida en los años cincuenta. Willem Dafoe, Robert Gordon, Marin Kanter, J. Don Ferguson, Tina L'Hotsky, Lawrence Matarese, Danny Rosen, Phillip Kimbrough.

Rating:

R (adult situations/language, nudity)
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Drama
Directed By:

Kathryn Bigelow, Monty Montgomery
Written By:

Kathryn Bigelow, Monty Montgomery
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1983 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 16, 2004
Runtime:

85 minutes
Studio:

Atlantic Releasing

Cast

Willem Dafoe
as Vance

Robert Gordon

Marin Kanter
as Telena

J. Don Ferguson
as Tarver

Tina L. Hotsky
as Sportster Debbie

Tina Lhotsky
as Debbie

Lawrence Matarese
as La Ville

Danny Rosen
as Ricky

Phillip Kimbrough
as Hurley

Ken Call
as Buck

Liz Gans
as Augusta

Elisabeth Gans
as Augusta

Margaret Jo Lee
as Evie

John King
as John

Bob Hannah
as Sid

Jane Berman
as Lady in T-Bird

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Critic Reviews for Vida Sin Rumbo

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (2)

At times the perversely slow beat of each scene can irritate, but that's a reasonable price for the film's super-saturated atmosphere.

June 24, 2006 | Full Review…

Geoff Andrew
Time Out
Top Critic
Its evocation of tough-guy glamour is ridiculously stilted. And it regards the past with absolutely no perspective or wit.

May 14, 2005 | Rating: 1.5/5

Janet Maslin
New York Times
Top Critic
An acceptable turn by Willem Dafoe and nice photography by Doyle Smith are the only assets to this inert drama.

July 20, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
An excoriation of Reagan-era nostalgia for the Fifties

September 25, 2009 | Full Review…

Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion
A strange, but compelling amalgam of art film and homage to the American International Pictures biker flicks of the 1960s.

October 26, 2007 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Josh Ralske
All Movie Guide
Bigelow's first feature, co-written and co-directed with Monty Montgomery, is a nihilistic meditation on 1950s biker flicks, featuring Willem Dafoe in his first screen role.

January 24, 2007 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Mostly concerned about how it looks and not too concerned about its story or in making great observations.

November 21, 2006 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A slightly hallucinatory homage to The Wild Ones.

May 14, 2005 | Rating: 7/10

Jon Popick
Planet S Magazine
Intelligent, provocative, camp, indulgent, erotic, occasionally frustrating, and often brilliant.

May 14, 2005 | Full Review…

Film4 Staff
Film4
A minor classic of a certain attitude.

March 2, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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Audience Reviews for Vida Sin Rumbo

Nov 10, 2010

Did this movie have a story? You can't even tell, since nothing happens at all. I did not care for this movie, and I don't recommend it.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Jan 05, 2010

It was worth it to see Willem Dafoe as a fifties biker in the same light as The Wild One, but the script was just not strong enough. It had a lot of bizarre stereotypes for the time that just didn't fit and almost nothing happened until the very end. I liked a lot of the cinematography and it really could have been a great movie if it would've had a more interesting plot and supporting characters.

Conner R Super Reviewer
Nov 08, 2007

The movie itself is very uneven-aside from Willem Dafoe who makes an amazing Debut-the rest of the cast are low grade actors-but major plus for the choice of vehicles and most of the shots-recomended if only for Willem Dafoe who makes the movie watchable

julia G Super Reviewer
Jun 10, 2007

Kathryn Bigelow's feature debut is an assured, vibrant and detailed biker flick set in evocative 50's small town America. There's not much in the way of plot and the script is basic (but natural) and much of the pleasure of the film is in the way it looks more than what is being said. Interesting that the bikers themselves are rather a peaceful bunch, more interested in shooting the breeze, drinking cola and listening to rock n roll on the jukebox than causing any real trouble - it's the locals, their prejudices, and the sins of a father that lead to the brief but memorable violence. A fascinating flim.

Daniel P Super Reviewer