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U-Turn
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R,2hrs 4min
Released:
October 3, 1997
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: Oliver Stone directed this John Ridley screenplay adapted from Ridley's novel Stray Dogs. A drifter (Sean Penn) eludes Las Vegas collection agents and arrives in a small town where he decides to linger after his car has a breakdown. Here he gets involved with the locals, including an unhappily married couple -- a businessman (Nick Nolte) and his seductive, femme-fatale wife (Jennifer Lopez). A trailer trash teen (Claire Danes) also approaches him in an effort to get away from her abusive boyfriend ... Full Synopsis
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U-Turn is an overdue event, a chance for Stone to apply his hypnotic acid-trip-of-the-soul wizardry to something sexy and lowdown. Full Review
Metascore
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54
Mixed or Average Reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Bobby Cooper
Jake McKenna
Grace McKenna
Sheriff Potter
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Jennifer Lopez: "Jenny from the block" has had several incarnations since her beginnings as a "Fly...
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