Box of Moonlight

Box of Moonlight

112 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 29, 1996

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.

Box of Moonlight

112 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 29, 1996

Box of Moonlight
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Lakeshore Entertainment, JVC, Largo Entertainment, Lemon Sky Productions
Original title Box of Moonlight
Directors Lisa Katcher, Tom DiCillo
Writers Tom DiCillo

Cast

John Turturro

as Al Fountain

Sam Rockwell

as The Kid

Catherine Keener

as Floatie Dupre

Dermot Mulroney

as Wick

Lisa Blount

as Purlene Dupre

Annie Corley

as Deb Fountain

Alexander Goodwin

as Bobby Fountain

Mike Stanley

as Doob

Rica Martens

as Doris

Ray Aranha

as Soapy

Stephen Dupree

as Elwood

Eugene Wolf

as Lyle

Reathel Bean

as Luvven Coddle

Betty Wills Stephens

as Wynelle Coddle

Linda Libby

as Curious Waitress

Gary Lowery

as Earl Sykes

Bodi Soham

as Willard Snarp

Horace E. Smith

as Barnett

Stuart Greer

as Stinky

John E. Davis

as Sheriff

Kristin Hoke

as Female Newscaster

William Ansor

as Uncle Samson

Charles Warrington

as Castroater

Glenn Ruth

as Saddam Insane

E. Parker Webb

as Drunkard (uncredited)