Among Oliver Stone’s large and celebrated body of work is afilm from 1997 that was largely ignored and derided at the time but is a classic case of a rediscovered gem with cult appeal. Scott Phipps joins Antony to look at the dark and twisted ‘U Turn’.

Sean Penn leads an ensemble cast including the ultimate femme fatale Jennifer Lopez and many recognisable and renowned names at various stages of their careers. We recommend multiple viewings of this film to fullyabsorb all the details and vast array of images

Is this actually a comedy of the blackest kind, as thetrailer would lead you to believe? Will Bobby Cooper ever get out of town? And is everyone in Superior, Arizona on drugs?

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episode links

‘U Turn’ original trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uidcyKDkFWU&t=1s

‘U Turn’ Wikipedia & IMDB pages

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Turn_(1997_film)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120399/

Film ’97 original feature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oonm3a6xPSM

Roger Ebert review

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/u-turn-1997

Oliver Stone commentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R22-lLw5eMc&t=375s

Ennio Morricone and U Turn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8PthAjIlZs

1997 in film (lots of competition!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_in_film