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No Looking Back movie storyline. Claudia has lived all her life in a small, seaside, blue-collar town, hanging out with the same group of friends since grade school. Now she’s waiting tables in a greasy spoon to help support her mother. After three years together, her live-in boyfriend, Michael, is eager to tie the knot.
Their life together is comfortable and Michael loves her. But Claudia has dreams of life beyond her home town and is afraid that if she marries now, she’ll never realize them. Claudia’s sister Kelly lives with her mother and struggles with good humor to care for her fatherless baby. Their mother hasn’t left the house since Claudia’s dad walked out on the family six months ago.
No one understands why Claudia sympathizes with her renegade father. Like him, she has a wild, restless streak and longs for more. But she can’t quite put her finger on what it is she wants. So when her old flame, Charlie, returns from out west, she begins to wonder… maybe he’s the answer.
No Looking Back is a 1998 American drama film directed, written, produced by, and starring Edward Burns. The film centers on the relationship of Charlie (Burns) and Claudia (Lauren Holly). The film had a limited theatrical release and grossed less than $250,000 domestically from its $5 million budget.
Burns said he originally wanted a budget of $12 million to get more shooting days but he was only able to secure $5 million. The movie was shot over 35 days. At the time he described it as “the most personal film I’ve ever made. The one that’s closest to my heart.”
No Looking Back (1998)
Directed by: Edward Burns
Starring: Lauren Holly, Edward Burns, Jon Bon Jovi, Blythe Danner, Connie Britton, Kathleen Doyle, Jennifer Esposito, Nick Sandow, Kevin Heffernan, John Ventimiglia
Screenplay by: Edward Burns
Production Design by: Thérèse DePrez
Cinematography by: Frank Prinzi
Film Editing by: Susan Graef
Costume Design by: Sara Jane Slotnick
Set Decoration by: Diane Lederman
Music by: Joe Delia
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Distributed by: Gramercy Pictures
Release Date: March 27, 1998
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