''Mojave Moon'' is a 1996 American

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. It stars

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, Anne Archer,

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and Jack Noseworthy. The film was written by Leonard Glasser and directed by Kevin Dowling.

Plot

Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman, Ellie, who is looking for a ride from the city into the

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, where her mother Julie lives. Al discovers romance with the free-spirited Julie despite the nearby presence of her boyfriend Boyd, who seems likely to go berserk at any moment. Strange events follow and it's up to Al to find an explanation. In the desert, Al's car develops a flat tire. He opens the trunk and discovers an apparent dead body (Ellie's boyfriend Kaiser, whom Al had not yet been aware of). Al heads to a gas station for repairs, following a near run-in with a highway patrolman, when he is interrupted by an attempted robbery. The confusion created by the gun-happy gas station worker allows Al to escape unhurt. Back home, Al is visited by Ellie, followed by Julie. Unknown to him at this point, his car is being stolen. Outside they notice Boyd and flee to a nearby motel. Just after Al leaves to search for his car, Boyd arrives at the motel, taking the women back to Mojave and locking them in a shed. Al and actor buddy Sal mount a rescue mission but are themselves knocked out by Boyd. Kaiser, still alive, arrives at Mojave unseen as Boyd drives off with Al, Sal, Julie, and Ellie in the car atop his truck, intending to tip the car and passengers over the edge of a quarry. They eventually escape uninjured while Boyd plummets to his doom, signaled by an ostentatious explosion. Ellie returns to

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with Sal, while Al remains for the night, at least, with Julie.

Cast

as Al * Anne Archer as Julie *

as Boyd *

as Ellie * Alfred Molina as Sal * Jack Noseworthy as Kaiser * Zack Norman as Terry *

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as Tire Repairman * John Getz as Police Officer * Lee Arenberg as Friendly Motorist * Corin Nemec as Car Thief * Leonard Termo as Shorty * Lewis Arquette as Charlie * Michael Berryman as Angel * Rolando Molina as Second Guy *

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as Fifth Guy

References

External links

* * 1996 films 1996 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films Films directed by Kevin Dowling Films shot in the Mojave Desert 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language romantic comedy films {{1990s-US-comedy-film-stub