Full Moon in Blue Water

Full Moon in Blue Water

95 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 23, 1988

Floyd, the owner of a bar on the Texas coast, has been depressed for a year after his wife disappeared in a swimming accident. He lives with his senile father-in-law "The General" and is helped by Jimmy, a former asylum inmate, and the good-natured Louise. The bar is rapidly losing money and Charlie wants to buy it cheaply before it becomes publicly known that a nearby bridge is to be built. Louise offers her savings to go into partnership with Floyd, but Floyd decides to sell when he is forced to pay his back taxes.

Full Moon in Blue Water

95 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 23, 1988

Full Moon in Blue Water
Floyd, the owner of a bar on the Texas coast, has been depressed for a year after his wife disappeared in a swimming accident. He lives with his senile father-in-law "The General" and is helped by Jimmy, a former asylum inmate, and the good-natured Louise. The bar is rapidly losing money and Charlie wants to buy it cheaply before it becomes publicly known that a nearby bridge is to be built. Louise offers her savings to go into partnership with Floyd, but Floyd decides to sell when he is forced to pay his back taxes.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers
Original title Full Moon in Blue Water
Directors Eric Jones, Peter Masterson, Robert Engelman
Writers Bill Bozzone

Cast

Gene Hackman

as Floyd

Teri Garr

as Louise

Burgess Meredith

as The General

Elias Koteas

as Jimmy

Kevin Cooney

as Charlie O'Donnell

David Doty

as Virgil

Gil Glasgow

as Baytch

Becky Ann Baker

as Dorothy (as Becky Gelke)

Marietta Marich

as Lois

William Larsen

as Jack Hill

Mitchell Gossett

as Marone

Mark Walters

as Johnny Gorman

Ed Geldart

as Man #1

Tiny Skaggs

as Stranger #1

Bill Johnson

as Stranger #2

Elizabeth Williams

as Secretary

Sharon Bunn

as Announcer

Brandon Smith

as Talk Show Guest #1

Sandra Zimmer

as Guest's Wife