Kansas (film)

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Kansas
Cinema poster for Kansas
Directed by	David Stevens
Produced by	George Litto
Written by	Spencer Eastman
Starring	Matt Dillon Andrew McCarthy
Music by	Pino Donaggio
Cinematography	David Eggby
Editing by	Robert Barrere
Release date(s)	1988
Running time	108 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
IMDb profile

Kansas is a film starring Matt Dillon and Andrew McCarthy. It was released in 1988 and tells the story of a young man returning home to attend a wedding who hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber.

Tagline: "In a life of crime, no one can be trusted... Not even your friend."

[edit] Plot

A young man named Wade Corey (McCarthy) is going to a wedding. On the way he meets a hobo (Dillon),who forces him into a bank robbery. While hiding the money they stole under a bridge, the governor's car goes off the bridge. When he saves the Governor's daughter from the car, he becomes a hero.

[edit] Reception

Siskel and Ebert both gave it thumbs down saying that the plot was recycled from Horatio Alger novels. Hollywood Video said it was uneven, although Matt Dillon's performance was given good reviews.