Fool for Love

Fool for Love is a 1985 film directed by Robert Altman. The film stars Sam Shepard, who also wrote the screenplay. It was entered into the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. May (Kim Basinger) is hiding out at an old motel in the Southwest. An old flame and childhood friend, Eddie (Sam Shepard) shows up. He threatens to metaphorically and at times, literally, drag her back into the life she had fled from. The film focuses on the couple's fluctuating past... more

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  • Dec 1985

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  • 1 h 46 min

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Robert Altman

Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. His...

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Fool for Love

Fool for Love is a play written by American playwright/actor Sam Shepard. The fools in the play are battling lovers at a Mojave Desert motel. The original production, directed by Shepard, opened at the Magic Theatre in San Fransisco on February 8, 1983 and starred Ed Harris and Kathy Baker. It had...
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