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Lulu McAfee (Melanie Griffith) lives in a San Francisco home for mentally ill adults. One day in June, she bolts for L.A. and contacts Ben Clifton (Patrick Swayze), an old flame, now unhappily writing for TV and unhappily married to a psychiatrist, Claire. Ben is ready to call Lulu’s doctor when she tells him they have a son, born after she became ill and their affair ended. He calls Claire to tell her he’s driving Lulu to Madison, Wisconsin to meet the boy on his 16th birthday; a visit Lulu claims is arranged. On the drive, Lulu tries to rekindle the affair and restart Ben’s idealism. Meanwhile, Claire boards a plane to Madison to watch her marriage collapse.

2001 · 1h 39m
Director John Kaye

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Lulu McAfee (Melanie Griffith) lives in a San Francisco home for mentally ill adults. One day in June, she bolts for L.A. and contacts Ben Clifton (Patrick Swayze), an old flame, now unhappily writing for TV and unhappily married to a psychiatrist, Claire. Ben is ready to call Lulu’s doctor when she tells him they have a son, born after she became ill and their affair ended. He calls Claire to tell her he’s driving Lulu to Madison, Wisconsin to meet the boy on his 16th birthday; a visit Lulu claims is arranged. On the drive, Lulu tries to rekindle the affair and restart Ben’s idealism. Meanwhile, Claire boards a plane to Madison to watch her marriage collapse.

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Studio
Screen Media
Released
2001
Run Time
1 hr 39 min
Rated
R For language, brief nudity and a scene of disturbing images.
Regions of Origin
United States, Germany
© 2012 Phoenix Media Ruhr GmbH & Co. KG

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.