#822 – True Romance, 1993, Tony Scott
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
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Tag: 1993
#825: In the Name of the Father
#825 – In the Name of the Father, 1993, Jim Sheridan
A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry’s father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.
#870: Green Snake
#870 – Green Snake, (青蛇), 1993, Tsui Hark
A mischievous snake who assumes human form interferes with the romance between her reptilian sister and a hapless man.
#976: Short Cuts
#976 – Short Cuts, 1993, Robert Altman
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy’s grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy’s birthday cake.
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