The Indian Runner movie storyline. An intensely sad film about two brothers who cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.
Frank understands the atrocities of life as a big picture; Joe does not. Joe is content to enjoy smaller pleasures: children, family, routine. Joe mistakenly believes he can straighten his little brother out and convince him that life is good. Frank is a cursed man. He is cut between his love for his brother and his repulsion at self-indulgent contentment. The result is a painful story of heartbreak, heartache, disappointment, despair, and the tragic side of love.
The Indian Runner is a 1991 crime drama film written and directed by Sean Penn. It is based on Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Highway Patrolman”. It stars David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette, Jordan Rhodes, Dennis Hopper, Jordan Rhodes, Enzo Rossi, Kathy Jensen and Eileen Ryan.
The Indian Runner (1991)
Directed by: Sean Penn
Starring: David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette, Jordan Rhodes, Dennis Hopper, Jordan Rhodes, Enzo Rossi, Kathy Jensen, Eileen Ryan
Screenplay by: Sean Penn
Production Design by: Michael D. Haller
Cinematography by: Anthony B. Richmond
Film Editing by: Jay Cassidy
Costume Design by: Jill M. Ohanneson
Set Decoration by: Derek R. Hill
Art Direction by: Bill Groom
Music by: Jack Nitzsche
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language, and some drug use.
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: September 20, 1991
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