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VHS : Over the Hill (1992)


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starring: Olympia Dukakis, Sigrid Thornton, Derek Fowlds, Bill Kerr, Steve Bisley
directed by: George Miller







Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302802665
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302802660
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 102 minutes
Sales Rank: 3005
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 30, 1992



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Description:
An aged mother buys a hotrod and goes on a cross-country journey of self-discovery in Australia, before mustering up the courage to face her estranged daughter.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good, overall
Olympia Dukakis is a woman recently widowed and then all of a sudden her 60th birthday hits her. Her son wants her to move into his basement in Maine, but she decides to go see her daughter in Australia instead. Her daughter is very angry and neglectful toward Mom for reasons we don't find out until the very end.

Mom decides to buy a muscle car and take a road trip where she meets several interesting characters, including exciting swindlers, thugs, a lonely old man, an Aborigine tribe ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Over The Hill is very entertaining
"Over The Hill" is good. I watched it on the Independent Film Channel. What I liked most about the film: 1)The main character. 2)The engaging road story. 3)What HAPPENS in the road story. 4)The action. What I didn't exactly like about the film: 1)The ending. Way too fast of an ending. 2)The main character's downward slope into depression and anger. It's a George Miller film. It seems as though he can make anything interesting. Whether it be about driving on mindless roads or cooking fish, it's all ... Read More




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