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U Turn (1997)

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Release Date: October 3, 1997
Genre: Suspense, Drama, Crime
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: John Ridley
Cast: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Billy Bob Thornton, Powers Boothe, Claire Danes, Jon Voight
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Running Time: 125 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.

Miles from nowhere, speeding down the open road, Bobby Cooper's (Sean Penn) feeling good. And why shouldn't he be? On a path beaten by thousands of small time gamblers before him, Bobby's on his way to pay offal debt in Las Vegas. Russian gangsters had Bobby behind the eight ball. All that's behind him now that he's flushed with green. But just like life, when you think you've got it made, something happens. It's hard...

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"U Turn" is probably one of Oliver Stone's more overlooked pictures, despite its all-star cast. Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Voight and a very, very ugly Billy Bob Thornton all have parts in this bizarre and ultimately violent crime thriller that edges on being a straight-out comedy. Full movie review »

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