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| Directed by | Tony Bill |
| Written by | John Patrick Shanley |
| Starring | Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro |
| Distributed by | Cineplex-Odeon Films |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Running time | 90 min |
| Country |  United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Five Corners is a 1987 film starring Tim Robbins, Jodie Foster, and John Turturro. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, Screenwriter, director Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American Actor noted for his performances in To Live and Die in L It is directed by Tony Bill. Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill (born 23 August 1940) is an American Actor, producer, and director.
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Plot
The action is set in The Bronx in 1964. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. A man who appears to have tired of two women he knows gives them to two strange teenage boys, and even pays them five dollars to take them. Later these women wake up in an apartment under sheets without any clothes on.
Turturro's character, Heinz, has just been released from prison and is out to stalk Linda, Foster's character. Robbins's character, Harry, had protected Linda the last time Heinz tried to rape her. He has now become a Buddhist and a pacifist, making protecting Linda again a difficult task. Heinz calls Linda, and tells her to meet him in a park at midnight. She reluctanly agrees, knowing that he may become dangerous if she doesn't comply. When arriving at the pool, she finds a board to use for protection and hides it. Heinz shows her a present he got for her: two penguins he stole from the Bronx zoo. She tells him that he has to return them because penguins need special food. Heinz becomes outraged, thinking that she was rejecting his gift, and kills one of the penguins.
The movie ends with Heinz taking an unconscious Linda to a rooftop, where police secure the building. A sharpshooter is able to kill him but doesn't because it would have endangered Linda's life. Heinz is killed by a mysterious arrow to his back.
The film earned $969,205. [1]
Trivia
- It is the second movie in which Tim Robbins and Jodie Foster star together, after The Hotel New Hampshire. The Hotel New Hampshire is a 1984 Film based on a 1981 novel of the same name by John Irving.
- Foster's character, Linda, was almost raped by Heinz before he went to jail. The next year Foster would play a rape victim in The Accused, which she won an Academy award for. The Accused is a 1988 Drama film starring Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis, directed by Jonathan Kaplan.
- Linda is stalked by a dangerous madman who gave her a gift she did not want. Foster herself was stalked by would be presidential assassin John Hinckley Jr., who shot Ronald Reagan in an attempt to impress her. John Warnock Hinckley Jr (born May 29 1955) is a United States citizen who attempted to assassinate U The Reagan assassination attempt occurred on March 30 1981 just 69 days into the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
References
Footnotes
- ^ Box Office Mojo - Five Corners Retrieved 31 March 2007.
External links
- Five Corners at the Internet Movie Database
- Five Corners at Allmovie
- Five Corners at Rotten Tomatoes
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