Taglines: When a father doesn’t live up to his dreams… a daughter has to stand up for hers.
Imaginary Crimes is a 1994 drama film directed by Anthony Drazan, and an adaptation of Sheila Ballantyne’s 1982 novel of the same name. The film stars Harvey Keitel and Fairuza Balk, and tells the story of Ray Weiler (Keitel), a widowed hustler trying to raise his two daughters in 1962 Portland, Oregon. His eldest daughter Sonya (Balk) is a gifted student and writer who attempts to start a life for herself despite her father’s inability to change his self-destructive behaviour. Her journal entries form the basis of retrospective scenes documenting the family’s story.
Coming-of-age story set in the 1950’s stars Harvey Keitel as a small-time hustler/dreamer, recently widowed, who tries his best to care for his two daughters, 17-year-old Sonya, and 12-year-old Greta, while Sonya’s rapid disulisionment with her father puts her at odds with him more times than nessessary.
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
Directed by: Anthony Drazan
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Fairuza Balk, Kelly Lynch, Vincent D’Onofrio, Diane Baker, Chris Penn, Amber Benson, Elisabeth Moss, Richard Venture, Annette O’Toole
Screenplay by: Kristine Johnson, Davia Nelson
Production Design by: Joseph T. Garrity
Cinematography by: John J. Campbell
Film Editing by: Elizabeth Kling
Costume Design by: Susan Lyall
Set Decoration by: Dena Roth
Art Direction by: Pat Tagliaferro
Music by: Stephen Endelman
MPAA Rating: PG for theme and some very mild language.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: October 14, 1994
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