In Memphis, a middle-class white teenager and a black Vietnamese immigrant meet in a gay cruising spot and discover what they don't have in common.
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Cast
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Shayne Gray | ... |
Lincoln Bloom
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Thang Chan | ... |
Minh Nguyen (John)
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Rachel Zan Huss | ... |
Monica Rachel
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Colonious David | ... |
Ricky Little
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Charles J. Ingram | ... |
David Bloom
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Mai Ballard | ... |
Pool Hall Owner
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Gene Crain | ... |
Sam Bloom
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J.R. Crumpton | ... |
Joe
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Richard Daggett | ... |
Pick-up Driver
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Melissa A. Dunn | ... |
Tina Clifton
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Polly Edelstein | ... |
Debbie Bloom
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| Ron Gephart | ... |
Ken Bloom
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Patricia A. Gill | ... |
Joe's Wife
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Erin Grills | ... |
Jacquie Clifton
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Robert Hathaway | ... |
2nd kid on Bike
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Mark Hyman | ... |
Club Bouncer
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Tony Isbell | ... |
Jerry (man in hotel)
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Michael Locke | ... |
Kid on Bike
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Kim Newman | ... |
Denise Bloom
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Angelique Owens | ... |
Donut Shop Clerk
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Moses Peace | ... |
Policeman
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Hoang N. Pham | ... |
Minh's Friend
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Randall Reinke | ... |
Danny
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Larry Reynolds | ... |
Man in Park
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Lamar Sorrento | ... |
Ted
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Bay Thi Ho | ... |
Minh's Roommate's Mother
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Vanita Thomas | ... |
Bernice
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Nhan Van Dang | ... |
Minh's Roommate
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Leigh Walden | ... |
Cece Bloom
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Directed by
| Ira Sachs | ||
Written by
| Ira Sachs | ... | () |
Produced by
| Margot Bridger | ... | producer |
| Loring McAlpin | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Michael Rohatyn | ||
Cinematography by
| Benjamin P. Speth | ||
Editing by
| Affonso Gonçalves | ||
Editorial Department
| Jim Finn | ... | negative matcher |
| Michael Kolvek | ... | color timer |
Production Design by
| Bernhard Blythe | ||
Art Direction by
| Yin Ling Wong | ... | (as Ling Wong Yin) |
Makeup Department
| Linda Wood | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Laura Yamashita | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Susan McGuire | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Lewis Feibelman | ... | art department assistant |
Sound Department
| Tom Efinger | ... | sound designer / sound editor |
| Crosby McCloy | ... | additional sound |
| Iddo Patt | ... | sound |
| Tommy Tenhet | ... | boom operator |
| Tony Volante | ... | sound re-recording engineer |
| Damian Volpe | ... | sound designer / sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Steve Wolf | ... | special effects coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Keith Cadwallader | ... | second assistant camera |
| John Markham | ... | gaffer |
| Danya Reich | ... | first assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Stevan Lazich | ... | costumes |
Music Department
| Adam Feibelman | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Liza Wyles | ... | script supervisor (as Liza Elkind) |
Additional Crew
| John E. Allen | ... | prints |
| Shane Belcher | ... | production assistant |
| Nguyen Nguyet Cam | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Marissa Cotten | ... | production assistant |
| Sue Easley | ... | caterer |
| Joe Glenn | ... | video to tape transfer |
| Billy Gray | ... | craft service |
| Lawrence Mischel | ... | video matchback |
| Jillian Reese | ... | production assistant |
| Wayne Rolin | ... | craft service |
| Patrick Santana | ... | title designer |
| Nhan Van Dang | ... | consultant: Vietnamese |
| Lorette Velvette | ... | caterer |
Thanks
| Matthew Ebert | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Strand Releasing (1997) (United States)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Memphis & Shelby County Film & Television Commission (special thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Lincoln, who's not yet 18, leads a straight life most of the time: he has a girl friend, goes to dances, jokes with guys. But he also has a secret life, in which he's drawn to dark places where he has sex with men he doesn't know. One night, while visiting a gay video arcade, he connects with John, a Vietnamese-born gay man, in his 20s probably, whose father was an African-American US soldier. John invites Lincoln to spend some carefree time with him, and Lincoln takes him to his father's boat. John then convinces Lincoln to take the boat into the Mississippi delta, where setting off some fireworks out of season precipitates betrayal and revenge.
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $18,134, 17 Aug 1997 |
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