Two Moon Junction is a
1988-Top grossing films :source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1988&p=.htm- Awards :Academy Awards:* Alice * Alien Nation, starring James Caan and Mandy Patinkin* Amsterdamned...
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
English language
eroticErotica or "curiosa," are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions...
thriller and
romance filmWhile most films have some aspect of romance between characters a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot revolves around the romantic involvement of the story's protagonists. Common themes include the characters making decisions based on a newly-found romantic...
directed by
Zalman KingZalman King is an American film director, writer, actor and producer.He was born Zalman Lefkovitz in Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. As a young man in 1963 he played a gang member on Alfred Hitchcock Presents with James Caan and Walter Koenig...
, starring
Sherilyn FennSherilyn Fenn is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-nominated American actress. She came to international attention for her performance on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...
and
Richard TysonRichard Martin Tyson is an American actor.His most prominent role was as the villain Cullen Crisp, Sr. in Kindergarten Cop co-starring alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. He also starred as high school bully Buddy Revell in the 1987 comedy Three O'Clock High...
. The screenplay is written by Zalman King. The original music score is composed by
Jonathan EliasJonathan Elias is a U.S. composer and record producer, known for his movie soundtracks, production for several pop and rock acts, and his award-winning advertising music including the PBS logo instrumental from October 1, 1984 to October 1, 1989....
.
The film has cameo appearances from
Louise FletcherLouise Fletcher is an Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Saturn Award winning American actress perhaps best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Kai Winn Adami in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine....
,
Juanita MooreJuanita Moore is an American film and television actress. She is the fourth African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category.-Career:...
, and in their final film appearances,
Burl IvesBurl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer and folk music singer.As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas and voice work in theater, television and motion pictures. A prolific recording artist, the prominent music critic John Rockwell has been quoted in the New York Times as...
and
Hervé VillechaizeHervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize was a French actor who achieved worldwide recognition for his role as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, in the television series Fantasy Island...
. It also marked the theatrical film debut of
Milla JovovichMilla Jovovich is a Ukrainian-born American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer...
.
April Delongpre (
Sherilyn FennSherilyn Fenn is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-nominated American actress. She came to international attention for her performance on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...
) is the well-born daughter of a powerful senator and
heiressA beneficiary in the broadest sense is a natural person or other legal entity who receives money or other benefits from a benefactor. For example: The beneficiary of a life insurance policy, is the person who receives the payment of the amount of insurance after the death of the insured...
to an old and respectable Southern family.
Uncontrollable Passion. Undeniable Heat.
The Crossroads of Destiny and Desire.
Into her perfect life, comes a perfect stranger, until nothing is perfect anymore.
Let your body move your mind.
One hot movie.
What's love got to do with it?
Two Moon Junction is a
1988-Top grossing films :source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1988&p=.htm- Awards :Academy Awards:* Alice * Alien Nation, starring James Caan and Mandy Patinkin* Amsterdamned...
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
English language
eroticErotica or "curiosa," are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions...
thriller and
romance filmWhile most films have some aspect of romance between characters a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot revolves around the romantic involvement of the story's protagonists. Common themes include the characters making decisions based on a newly-found romantic...
directed by
Zalman KingZalman King is an American film director, writer, actor and producer.He was born Zalman Lefkovitz in Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. As a young man in 1963 he played a gang member on Alfred Hitchcock Presents with James Caan and Walter Koenig...
, starring
Sherilyn FennSherilyn Fenn is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-nominated American actress. She came to international attention for her performance on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...
and
Richard TysonRichard Martin Tyson is an American actor.His most prominent role was as the villain Cullen Crisp, Sr. in Kindergarten Cop co-starring alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. He also starred as high school bully Buddy Revell in the 1987 comedy Three O'Clock High...
. The screenplay is written by Zalman King. The original music score is composed by
Jonathan EliasJonathan Elias is a U.S. composer and record producer, known for his movie soundtracks, production for several pop and rock acts, and his award-winning advertising music including the PBS logo instrumental from October 1, 1984 to October 1, 1989....
.
The film has cameo appearances from
Louise FletcherLouise Fletcher is an Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Saturn Award winning American actress perhaps best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Kai Winn Adami in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine....
,
Juanita MooreJuanita Moore is an American film and television actress. She is the fourth African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category.-Career:...
, and in their final film appearances,
Burl IvesBurl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer and folk music singer.As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas and voice work in theater, television and motion pictures. A prolific recording artist, the prominent music critic John Rockwell has been quoted in the New York Times as...
and
Hervé VillechaizeHervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize was a French actor who achieved worldwide recognition for his role as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, in the television series Fantasy Island...
. It also marked the theatrical film debut of
Milla JovovichMilla Jovovich is a Ukrainian-born American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer...
.
Plot summary
April Delongpre (
Sherilyn FennSherilyn Fenn is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-nominated American actress. She came to international attention for her performance on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...
) is the well-born daughter of a powerful senator and
heiressA beneficiary in the broadest sense is a natural person or other legal entity who receives money or other benefits from a benefactor. For example: The beneficiary of a life insurance policy, is the person who receives the payment of the amount of insurance after the death of the insured...
to an old and respectable Southern family. April is engaged to marry the granite-handsome Chad Douglas Fairchild (
Martin HewittMartin Hewitt is an American actor. He is best known for his film debut as David Axelrod in Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love , as Dan in Yellowbeard and his role as Chad Douglas Fairchild in Zalman King's Two Moon Junction .As of 2000, he was living in Los Osos, California developing and selling...
) within a few days. But Chad has gone to
TuscaloosaTuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in the west central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama with an estimated population of 90,221 in 2008. Tuscaloosa is named after the Choctaw chieftain Tuskaloosa...
to sign papers for their condo and the rest of the family has headed off to the lake, leaving April alone in the mansion with nothing to do except take long languid showers and rest; until she sets her eyes on the
pecsThe pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the chest of the body. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast in the female...
of carnival
roustaboutA roustabout is a labourer typically performing temporary, unskilled work. The term has traditionally been used to refer to traveling-circus workers or oil rig workers....
Perry Tyson (
Richard TysonRichard Martin Tyson is an American actor.His most prominent role was as the villain Cullen Crisp, Sr. in Kindergarten Cop co-starring alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. He also starred as high school bully Buddy Revell in the 1987 comedy Three O'Clock High...
).
Soon the two are making love in every nook and cranny of April's mansion and at local motels. Unfortunately for the two sexual athletes, April's grandmother Belle Delongpre (
Louise FletcherLouise Fletcher is an Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Saturn Award winning American actress perhaps best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Kai Winn Adami in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine....
) has assigned the local sheriff Earl Hawkins (Burl Ives) to keep an eye on her. On the day of April's wedding, Belle and the sheriff quietly conspire to get rid of Perry. Perry escapes, and April, now wearing a wedding band, finds him and they kiss.
This is also one of the few films that feature an
"R" ratingThe Motion Picture Association of America's film-rating system is used in the U.S. and its territories to rate a film's thematic and content suitability for certain audiences...
and has full frontal female and male
nudityNudity is the state of wearing no clothing.It is related to the concept of modesty and is sometimes used to refer to wearing significantly less clothing than expected by the conventions of a particular culture and situation, and in particular exposing the bare skin or intimate...
, along with softcore sex scenes.
Main cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|
Sherilyn FennSherilyn Fenn is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-nominated American actress. She came to international attention for her performance on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...
|
April Delongpre |
| Richard Tyson Richard Martin Tyson is an American actor.His most prominent role was as the villain Cullen Crisp, Sr. in Kindergarten Cop co-starring alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. He also starred as high school bully Buddy Revell in the 1987 comedy Three O'Clock High...
|
Perry Tyson |
Louise FletcherLouise Fletcher is an Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Saturn Award winning American actress perhaps best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Kai Winn Adami in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine....
|
Belle Delongpre |
Burl IvesBurl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American actor, writer and folk music singer.As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas and voice work in theater, television and motion pictures. A prolific recording artist, the prominent music critic John Rockwell has been quoted in the New York Times as...
|
Sheriff Earl Hawkins |
| Kristy McNichol Christina Ann "Kristy" McNichol is an American former actress. She is best known for her roles as Leticia 'Buddy' Lawrence on the television drama series Family and as Barbara Weston on the sitcom Empty Nest. She is also the sister of former child actor Jimmy McNichol...
|
Patti Jean |
Martin HewittMartin Hewitt is an American actor. He is best known for his film debut as David Axelrod in Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love , as Dan in Yellowbeard and his role as Chad Douglas Fairchild in Zalman King's Two Moon Junction .As of 2000, he was living in Los Osos, California developing and selling...
|
Chad Douglas Fairchild |
Juanita MooreJuanita Moore is an American film and television actress. She is the fourth African American to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category, and the third in the Supporting Actress category.-Career:...
|
Delilah |
| Don Galloway Don Galloway was a prolific American character actor of stage and TV, a libertarian and journalist, perhaps best known for his role as Raymond Burr's protégé, Detective Sergeant Ed Brown, on the long-running crime drama Ironside...
|
Senator Delongpre |
| Millie Perkins Millie Perkins is an American film and television actress.-Life and career:Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Perkins grew up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and began her career as a model in New York City and by 1958 was an international cover girl...
|
Mrs. Delongpre |
Milla JovovichMilla Jovovich is a Ukrainian-born American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer...
|
Sammantha Delongpre |
Herve VillechaizeHervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize was a French actor who achieved worldwide recognition for his role as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, in the television series Fantasy Island...
>
Smiley |
Dabbs GreerRobert William "Dabbs" Greer was an American actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for some fifty years. His southern voice fitted well in shows featuring rustic characters, such as Westerns...
>
Kyle |
Sequel
In 1995, a
sequelA sequel is a work in literature, film, or other media that chronologically portrays events following those of a previous work.In many cases, the sequel continues elements of the original story, often with the same characters and settings. A sequel can lead to a series, in which key elements appear...
-
Return to Two Moon JunctionReturn to Two Moon Junction is a 1995 romantic drama film which serves as a sequel to the 1988 film Two Moon Junction. The plot concerns a New York fashion model who returns to her Georgia home town where she has an affair with a local sculptor. The film was directed by Farhad Mann, and stars...
- was released. It featuring a mostly different cast and did not match the fame of its predecessor.
Nominations
- 1988 Golden Raspberry Awards
The 9th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 29, 1989 at the Hollywood Palace to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1988. The list of nominees follows, with recipients marked in bold.-Worst Picture:...
- Winner: Worst Supporting Actress - Kristy McNichol