Luminous Motion

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Luminous Motion

Released Aug 14, 1998

1h 34m

Drama

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Fugitives from the American Dream, 10 year old Phillip and his mom live the outlaw life on the road. The precocious Phillip has no need for school: the neon glow of motel signs is light enough by which to read his textbooks on biology and physics -- two subjects about which his Mom teaches him a thing or two, as she seduces men out of their credit cards to fuel their crazy flight. Mom begins to feel the gravitational pull of home life and the need to settle down.

Owen Gleiberman

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Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

May 19, 2000

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Deeply rooted in raw human emotion while using the almost surreal cinematic techniques to express visually how those emotions feel internally.

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Film Threat

Rated: 3.5/5

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Bette Gordon

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Synopsis

Fugitives from the American Dream, 10 year old Phillip and his mom live the outlaw life on the road. The precocious Phillip has no need for school: the neon glow of motel signs is light enough by which to read his textbooks on biology and physics -- two subjects about which his Mom teaches him a thing or two, as she seduces men out of their credit cards to fuel their crazy flight. Mom begins to feel the gravitational pull of home life and the need to settle down.

Director: Bette Gordon
Producer: Anthony Bregman, Ted Hope
Screenwriter: Scott Bradfield, Robert Roth
Distributor: Fox Lorber, Artistic License
Production Co: Good Machine, Fiona Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 1998, Original
Release Date (DVD): Sep 13, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.4K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround