The Sunchaser
1996·United States·122 min.
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"Blue" Monroe (Jon Seda) is a 16-year old juvenile offender convicted of murdering an abusive stepfather) who is dying of abdominal cancer. Woody Harrelson portrays Dr. Michael Reynolds, Blue's rich, self-absorbed oncologist. During a medical visit the patient discovers he has a month to live and decides to escape. He kidnaps Dr. Reynolds and forces him to drive to Arizona to visit a mountain lake sacred to the Navajo people. The trip forces both to confront their sense-of-self and their life choices.
DirectorMichael Cimino
ScreenwriterCharles Leavitt
MusicMaurice Jarre
CinematographyDouglas Milsome
CastWoody Harrelson·Jon Seda·Anne Bancroft·Alexandra Tydings·Harry Carey Jr.·Richard Bauer·Matt Mulhern·Talisa Soto·Brooke Ashley·Andrea Roth
Original titleThe Sunchaser