Box of Moonlight
Box of Moonlight
Box of Moonlight
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1996
1h 52m
6.7(73 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into the life of Kid, a free-spirited young man who helps Al escape from the routine of everyday life and find freedom to enjoy himself.

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Production Companies

Lakeshore Entertainment
Largo Entertainment
JVC

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Cast & Crew

27 members
Acting

John Turturro

Al Fountain

John Turturro
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Sam Rockwell

The Kid

Sam Rockwell
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Catherine Keener

Floatie Dupre

Catherine Keener
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Dermot Mulroney

Wick

Dermot Mulroney
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Lisa Blount

Purlene Dupre

Lisa Blount
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Annie Corley

Deb Fountain

Annie Corley
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Alexander Goodwin

Bobby Fountain

Alexander Goodwin
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Mike Stanley

Doob

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Rica Martens

Doris

Rica Martens
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Ray Aranha

Soapy

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Robert Wightman

Dex

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James Richardson

Taco

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Stephen Dupree

Elwood

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Eugene Wolf

Lyle

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Reathel Bean

Luvven Coddle

Reathel Bean
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Betty Wills Stephens

Wynelle Coddle

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Linda Libby

Curious Waitress

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Gary Lowery

Earl Sykes

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Bodi Soham

Willard Snarp

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Horace E. Smith

Barnett

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Stuart Greer

Stinky

Stuart Greer
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John E. Davis

Sheriff

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Kristin Hoke

Female Newscaster

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William Ansor

Uncle Samson

William Ansor
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Charles Warrington

Castroater

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Glenn Ruth

Saddam Insane

Glenn Ruth
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E. Parker Webb

Drunkard (uncredited)

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