Film

Leaving Normal

1992 · 1h 50m · Drama · Comedy

Sometimes the only way to find where you're going is to lose your way

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

40%

Darly, a waitress with a past that's weighing her down, decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the way, she meets Marianne, an impulsive young woman leaving an abusive relationship. The two hit the road together and keep driving north, bonding over the hardships that they have endured and meeting a number of eccentric characters as they get closer to their destination.

Christine Lahti

Darly

Meg Tilly

Marianne

Patrika Darbo

66

Lenny Von Dohlen

Harry

Maury Chaykin

Leon

Brett Cullen

Kurt

James Gammon

Walt

Eve Gordon

Emily

James Eckhouse

Rich

Lachlan Murdoch

Marshall

Robyn Simons

Sarah

Ken Angel

Nuqaq

Darrell Dennis

Clyde

Barbara Russell

Izuzu Mother

Ahnee Boyce

Izuzu Judy

Marc Levy

Dave

• Edward ZwickDirector
• Ed SolomonScreenplay
• Lindsay DoranProducer
• Sydney PollackExecutive Producer
• Ralf D. BodeDirector of Photography
• W.G. Snuffy WaldenOriginal Music Composer
• Victor Du BoisEditor
• Mary ColquhounCasting

Release date

April 29, 1992

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

16

Genres

Drama, Comedy

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