American Heart - The second chance

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Movie
German title American Heart - The second chance
Original title American Heart
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1992
length 113 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Martin Bell
script Peter Silverman
Martin Bell
production Jeff Bridges
Cary Brokaw
Rosilyn Heller
music James Newton Howard
camera James R. Bagdonas
cut Nancy Baker
occupation

American Heart - The Second Chance is an American feature from director Martin Bell from the year 1992 . The leading roles are played by Jeff Bridges , Edward Furlong and Lucinda Jenney .

action

Jack Kelson , played by Jeff Bridges, is a petty criminal who resolves to lead a law-abiding life after years in prison. He travels to Seattle , where he has a pen pal he met through the prison inmate pen pal magazine American Heart . His son Nick , played by Edward Furlong, grew up separately from him on a farm and travels after him, which Jack does not like. They move into a small apartment and Jack takes a job as a window cleaner while his son Nick roams the street, making friends with hustlers and teenage petty criminals. For Jack Nick is just a block on the leg, but he still tries carefully to develop a relationship with him. At the same time, he meets regularly with his pen pal Charlotte .

After an argument, Nick runs away from home and runs into Jack's former accomplice Rainey , played by Don Harvey. This persuades him to break in, in which Nick's accomplice is shot. When Jack meets Nick again, he decides to make his long-cherished dream come true and to go to Alaska with him. He instructs his son to buy tickets and wait for him on the ferry. Then he goes to Rainey, beats him up and takes his money. Rainey follows him to the ship and shoots Jack. This is so badly injured that he dies on the ferry in the arms of his son.

Reviews

  • On the occasion of a review of American Heart in the New York Times , Janet Maslin called Jeff Bridges "the most underrated great actor of his generation".
  • Austin Chronicle's Robert Faires wrote, "The Loser's Song is an old one, but here it is sung with feeling, enough to break the American Heart."
  • The lexicon of international films said: “A convincingly played father-son story that throws a critical look behind the high-gloss facades of North American metropolises. The melancholy, but not sentimental film describes the process of the difficult rapprochement between two sensitive people, hardened by experiences in a hostile environment, with calm and accuracy and largely avoids clichés. "

Awards

Jeff Bridges won the Independent Spirit Award in 1994 . The four other nominations for the same award included those for Lucinda Jenney and Edward Furlong.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ American Heart - The Second Chance. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used