Storyline

Dowd, who's IRA, escapes an Irish prison in a bloody jailbreak, making his way to New York City where he lives alone, avoids Irish hangouts, and works as a dishwasher. When a good deed gets him stabbed, one of the restaurant employees takes him in and finds him medical care. As Dowd recovers in the flat of Tulio and Tulio's sister Monica, he realizes that these Guatemalan exiles share his rebellious principles. When he learns they are planning a political assassination, he offers to help. His attraction to Monica contributes to his willingness to volunteer. However, the cops are closing in on him: can he make the hit, protect his new friends, and escape with Monica?—

Plot Keywords

college student, computer, radio, rat, assistant, uplifting, charming, laboratory, basement, veterinary hospital, highway, wagon, animal rights, schemes, journey, unlikely hero, courage, discovery, adventure, alien, husband, wife, baby, lighthearted, amusing, playful, family home, attic, outer space, mars, kidnapping, teamwork, friendship, space travel, aliens, saving the planet, quest, rivalry, rescue, 1990s

Short Review

The biography makes some interesting connections between the plots of some of her movies and the distressing events in her life, along with sappily up-to-date observations like "The only place she could feel empowered was in front of the camera."

Trailer

Streaming Service

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