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Sherilyn Fenn

Richard Tyson

Louise Fletcher

Burl Ives

Kristy McNichol

Don Galloway

Dabbs Greer

Martin Hewitt

Juanita Moore

Millie Perkins

Hervé Villechaize

Milla Jovovich

Nicole Rosselle

Kerry Remsen

Chris Pedersen

Harry Cohn

Brad Logan

Lisa Peders

James Johnson

Luisa Leschin

Nancy Fish

Sharon Madden

Robert S. Telford

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Steven Lambert

Monty L. Simons

Linda Francis

Vince Deadrick Sr.

Ken Fritz

Debbie Lynn Ross

Hannah Kozak

Gary Morgan

Jon Michael Johnson

Jeff Smolek

Karen McLarty

Paul M. Lane

Bob Terhune

George P. Wilbur

Steve Berens

Denney Pierce

Ralph Garrett

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Bernie Pock

Jim Wilkey

Larry Randles

Michelle Minch

Susan Gelb

Donald P. Borchers

Marc Grossman

Mel Pearl

Don Levin

Russell Clark

Jonathan Elias

MacGregor Douglas

Maria Mancuso

Zalman King

Mark Plummer

Don Behrns

Laurie Dalton

Jill Sharaf

Danielle Simpson

Susan Mina Eschelbach

Denise Dellavalle

David Kelley

Paul Silverman

Marc Pollack

Lawrence A. Linsey

David Newman

Andrew Moore

Sarah Burdick Stone

Joni Meers

Kris Rosenberger

Marcie Dale

Warren Greenwood

Alicia Brauns

Mark Gambino

Richard Gragg

Monty Rowan

Pat McCormick

Rolf Brauneis

Scott Elias

Stephen Halbert

Cori Glazer

John Haeny

Andy Petrow

Linn Harter

Joe Bilella

Gay Jones

Barbara Harris

Howard Worth

Eyal Gordin

David Hankins

Chris Carpenter

Daniel Graff

Dave Weathers

Robert E. Worthington

Cherie Franklin

James Gavin Bedford

Joel Valentine

Linda Stein Graham

Patric J. Abaravich

Gary C. Bourgeois

Robert J. Studenny

Marie Melendez

Melanie Massey

Dean Okrand

Scott E. Steele

Matthew Sawelson

Janine Monique Brauns

Robert Lansing Parker

Karyn Isaacs

Roger La Page

Melissa Sherwood Hofmann

Rebekah F. Wright

Laura Perlman

Kevin Wadowski

John McCullough

Mike Horwin

Stephen Edwards

Tom Chesney

Peter Zamora

***A Southern belle has second thoughts about getting married after meeting a carnie hunk***  

Freshly graduated from college, a sultry Alabama debutante (Sherilyn Fenn) is sidetracked from her semi-arranged marriage in a couple of weeks by a hunky carnival worker (Richard Tyson). Louise Fletcher plays the unbending matriarch, Kristy McNichol a street-smart trucker and Burl Ives a seasoned sheriff.

This is a drama/romance that would fit into Southern Gothic. Unlike most of these films, “Two Moon Junction” (1988) curiously throws in softcore nudity and sex. If that turns you off, I suggest staying away. I think it’s the main reason people look down on this flick and write it off as “sexploitation trash” and “a romance novel put to film.” I wouldn’t know because I’ve never read one, although my wife encouraged me to read one once (because it had fantasy elements) and I couldn’t get past the first chapter; too much kissy-kissy.

If you can get past that or roll with it, this is an entertaining Southern Gothic with a worthy script and the social mindfood thereof (I’m not getting where people say it comes off as if it were written by a 10 year-old, not at all). There’s a hypnotic quality to some of the proceedings, like the haunting “Poison Ivy” (1992), but without the melancholy.  

Tyson as the roustabout looks like a more rugged version of Val Kilmer, albeit with darker, longer hair. Fenn is surely beautiful and shown tastefully (and unnecessarily) nude in the last act, but she’s actually outshined by McNichol in her physical prime. Seriously, Kristy is just stunning and worth the price of admission.

The script was well thought out and includes several gems, like the deep communication through the windows of the soul phenomenon and the dilapidated mansion that April (Fenn) and her friends used to hang out at when they were teens, calling it “our place.” Then there’s the sheriff, who’s in the pocket of the matriarch, and his respectful, but no-nonsense dealings with Perry (Tyson); and the latter’s love for his dog. Also, the commentary on the gulf between the Southern aristocracy and the “riffraff” is insightful. Should April mind that gulf and be well compensated or go with her heart? Either way, it’s a risk.

The film runs 1 hour, 44 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles County, California. The producers do a pretty good job of trying to make Southern Cal look like Alabama, but you can tell in a few scenes.

GRADE: B

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