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Leaving Normal (1992)
Released By: MCA Universal Home Video   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MCA Universal Home Video
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Edward Zwick
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Christine Lahti, James Gammon, Lenny Von Dohlen, Maury Chaykin, Meg Tilly
Published ID: 4106
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Plot: Meg Tilly and Christine Lahti star in this female buddy story that recalls the earlier Thelma and Louise. Marianne (Meg Tilly) is a quiet waif who has just walked out on her abusive husband. Darly (Christine Lahti) is a brassy waitress who was a ballsy stripper using the stage name Pillow Talk. Darly is on her way to Alaska to claim a home being built for her and return to the family she abandoned eighteen years earlier. The two women run into each other and Darly allows Marianne to tag along as they journey to Alaska. On the way, they met a collection of colorful characters, including a strange-talking waitress named 66 (Patrika Darbo), and Walt (James Gammon), a road guy who recognizes Darly as the former Pillow Talk and wants to pay her big money for sex. The women finally make it to Alaska, where Darly finds that the house she was expecting to find has never been built. The two set up in a house trailer and, with the Alaskian wilderness as a backdrop, they begin to reevaluate their lives. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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Where's the DVD????
Added 11/7/2009

I love this movie! I have played the VHS tape so much that I'm afraid I'm going to wear it out. I wish they would make this great movie available on DVD. I keep checking, and if they ever do I'll be the first in line to buy it!! This is the movie that made me really appreciate Christine Lahti. Both she and Meg Tilly are excellent in this movie, and the chemistry and friendship between them makes for great entertainment. In their case, opposites really do attract! Their backgrounds are different but similar in the fact that both faced adversity in their lives. This movie is definitely NOT Thelma and Louise. Darly and Mary Ann don't get raped and murder anyone. Instead, they show us that with hope, faith, patience, and perserverence you can come out ahead. The ending doesn't paint a definite picture of what the outcome of their adventure together will bring, but it does give the viewer hope that everything will work out.

Don't just sit there, buy this movie!!!! You'll be glad you did, and it will become a favorite in your collection just like it is for me.

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Please put this excellent movie on DVD!!!
Added 10/24/2009

What are they waiting for?? This is one of the best movies ever made. PLEASE PUT IT ON DVD!!!
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normale is a DVD
Added 10/17/2009


I keep watching this movie on HBO all the time I just LOVE it and want it!! So heres hoping I find a DVD....I love both actress and the sceanery is sssoooo beautiful!!!! Makes me want to move to Alaska!!!

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Awesome feel good movie....Needed on DVD
Added 10/12/2009

I have watched this "Feel Good" movie so much that it is worn out. I now would like to have it on DVD. Over the years several copies have been gifted to friends only to find that their VHS has locked up and will no longer play. This beautiful classic needs to be available on DVD so we can continue to enjoy and share with others.....Want to feel good.....watch any 5 min of this movie...:)
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Christine Lahti and Meg Tilly are magic!
Added 10/5/2009

This movie is about the best movie I have ever seen even though my library consists of around 400 good movies.
Christine Lahti is pure magic and I believe it is her best performance. Even though she is cynical in Leaving
Normal, she still has heart, humor, adventure and she really cares beneath that gorgeous rough exterior. You
won't see a better performance out of Christine Lahti. Thumbs up and 5 starts to Christine Lahti and Meg Tilly
and the wonderful witty cast that makes this movie what it is. Pure entertainment!

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