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      Americana

      PG 1981 1h 31m Drama List
      Reviews 40% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A Vietnam veteran (David Carradine) drifts to a Kansas town and tries to rebuild a merry-go-round as well as his life. Read More Read Less

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This modest post-Vietnam War small-town melodrama represents the feature directing debut of actor David Carradine. Rated: C+ Jan 25, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Low-key independent venture for David Carradine has Vietnam vet drifting to rural Kansas town and obsessively rebuilding an abandoned merry-go-round. Many of the actors pull double duty with behind the camera roles as well. Financed by Carradine, filming began in 1973 but not released until years later. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Poor audio during dialog and bad character development but such an awesome premise. Seventies style explotation movie with just enough drama to warm the cockles of your heart. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as good as "Easy Rider" but definitely a comparable film, Carradine's film is more engaging than I expected. Very intense ending too. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Come watch David Carradine attempt to put you to sleep! Bonus: ambiguously gay mechanic and some dog killing! (Non-sarcastic bonus: Barbara Hershey's mid-seventies hotness.) Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member [url="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/americana/dvd.php?select=3"][img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/35/168935.jpg[/img][/url] Not the best produced film of all-time, but better than most we see today. David Carradine directed and acted in this film about persistence and character. Barbara Hershey could have been more. Michael Greene was superb. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A Vietnam veteran (David Carradine) drifts to a Kansas town and tries to rebuild a merry-go-round as well as his life.
      Director
      David Carradine
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Dec 5, 2000
      Runtime
      1h 31m