Box of Moonlight

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1996 · Tom DiCillo

Genresdrama filmcomedy film

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Box of Moonlight is a 1996 American independent absurdist buddy comedy film written and directed by Tom DiCillo and starring John Turturro and Sam Rockwell in one of his earliest leading roles. Set in the East Tennessee countryside, the film follows everyman Al Fountain (Turturro), an uptight electrical engineer who is assigned by his employer as the construction foreman of a factory under construction in Tennessee, leaving his estranged son and wife behind in their Chicago home. The factory project is later called off shortly after Al's arrival in Tennessee. Al returns to his hotel room to discover a strand of gray hair, prompting him to breakdown. He later drives a rental car to nearby lake from his childhood and encounters a young hillbilly (Rockwell) that takes Al on an adventure through the nearby countrysides and towns to help him find a new perspective in life. Filming took place on location in and around the city of Knoxville, Tennessee during a 35-day period in the fall of 1995, on a budget of $3.5 million. The film premiered on August 30, 1996 at the Venice International Film Festival and opened to American audiences at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.

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Type: Movie
Release date: January 1, 1996
Genres: drama film, comedy film
Created by: Tom DiCillo
Runtime: 110 min
Countries: United States, Japan