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1991 film directed by Lawrence Kasdan

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Grand Canyon is a 1991 American drama film directed, produced, and written by Lawrence Kasdan. The cast includes Danny Glover, Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, and Mary McDonnell. James Newton Howard composed the score, Owen Roizman served as director of photography, and Carol Littleton edited the film. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and Arizona, with filming locations in Los Angeles, California, Arizona, and Utah.

The movie has a runtime of 134 minutes and was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix. It received the Golden Bear award and was named one of the National Board of Review's Top Ten Films. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The film holds review scores of 77%, 7/10, and 64/100, with an IMDb rating of 6.8.

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Film · TMDB

6.4

Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.

Released: 1991-12-25134 minDir: Lawrence KasdanDrama, Crime, ComedyBox office: $41.0M

Cast

  • Danny Glover as Simon
  • Kevin Kline as Mack
  • Steve Martin as Davis
  • Mary McDonnell as Claire
  • Mary-Louise Parker as Dee
  • Alfre Woodard as Jane

Themes

  • adultery
  • friendship
  • hope
  • earthquake
  • grand canyon
  • arrest
  • los angeles, california
  • mugger
  • kindness

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

17,483 votes

Year
1991
Runtime
134 min
Genres
Crime, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Lawrence Kasdan
Cast member
K. Todd Freeman
Production company
20th Century Studios
Cinematographer
Owen Roizman
Narrative location
Arizona
Filming location
Utah
Duration
134
FilmAffinity ID
231991
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Grand Canyon NP-Arizona-USA.jpg
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publication date
1992-04-09
film editor
Carol Littleton
title
Grand Canyon
distributed by
Netflix
review score
64/100
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