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A Perfect World

  • 1993
  • PG-13
  • 2h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, and T.J. Lowther in A Perfect World (1993)
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A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor, an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search for him continues.A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor, an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search for him continues.A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor, an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search for him continues.

  • Director
    • Clint Eastwood
  • Writer
    • John Lee Hancock
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Laura Dern
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    95K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,440
    930
    • Director
      • Clint Eastwood
    • Writer
      • John Lee Hancock
    • Stars
      • Kevin Costner
      • Clint Eastwood
      • Laura Dern
    • 211User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Trailer 0:31
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    Top Cast53

    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Butch Haynes
    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Red Garnett
    Laura Dern
    Laura Dern
    • Sally Gerber
    T.J. Lowther
    T.J. Lowther
    • Phillip Perry
    Keith Szarabajka
    Keith Szarabajka
    • Terry Pugh
    Leo Burmester
    Leo Burmester
    • Tom Adler
    Paul Hewitt
    Paul Hewitt
    • Dick Suttle
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Bobby Lee
    Ray McKinnon
    Ray McKinnon
    • Bradley
    Jennifer Griffin
    Jennifer Griffin
    • Gladys Perry
    Leslie Flowers
    • Naomi Perry
    Belinda Flowers
    • Ruth Perry
    Darryl Cox
    Darryl Cox
    • Mr. Hughes
    Jay Whiteaker
    • Superman
    Taylor Suzanna McBride
    • Tinkerbell
    Christopher Reagan Ammons
    • Dancing Skeleton
    Mark Voges
    • Larry
    Vernon Grote
    • Prison Guard
    • Director
      • Clint Eastwood
    • Writer
      • John Lee Hancock
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Clint Eastwood was not originally going to act in the movie. Kevin Costner talked him into it, by stating that he would only commit to act in the film if Eastwood did too, as he wanted a movie poster with both of them on it. Eastwood accepted the condition.
    • Goofs
      The child in the film, the son of a devout Jehovah's Witness, says "I'm going to go to hell for this," after stealing a Halloween costume. Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in the concept of hell.
    • Quotes
      • Terry Pugh: [after tearing up phone book upon failing to find his cousin] Must've moved. Probably couldn't have heard him anyway; this goddamn ear's still bleedin'. You ever try that shit again...
      • Butch Haynes: [sternly] What?
      • Terry Pugh: [puzzled] ... What?
      • Butch Haynes: You were in the middle of threatenin' me.
      • Terry Pugh: [holds up a revolver] Ain't a threat - it's a fact.
      • Butch Haynes: Here, kid - take the wheel.
      • [Phillip holds the wheel to steer as Butch turns to face Pugh in the back seat]
      • Butch Haynes: In two seconds, I'm gonna break your nose. That's a threat.
      • [Butch punches Pugh in the nose, then picks up the gun as Terry moans]
      • Butch Haynes: ...And that's a fact.
      • Terry Pugh: I'm gonna kill you for that.
      • Butch Haynes: And that's a threat. Begin to understand the difference?
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Addams Family Values/The Snapper/Dangerous Game/The Saint of Fort Washington/Like Water for Chocolate (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Ida Red
      Traditional
      Arranged by Bob Wills
      Performed by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
      Courtesy of Bill Mack Productions

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 24, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Un mundo perfecto
    • Filming locations
      • Steiner Ranch - 896 Sayers Road, Bastrop, Texas, USA(exterior scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Malpaso Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,130,999
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,075,582
      • Nov 28, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $135,130,999
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 18m(138 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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