Touch (1997 film)

Touch
Movie poster.
Directed by	Paul Schrader
Screenplay by	Paul Schrader
Story by	Elmore Leonard
Based on	Touch by Elmore Leonard
Starring	Bridget Fonda Christopher Walken Skeet Ulrich Richard Schiff Tom Arnold
Music by	Dave Grohl
Production company	Initial Productions Lumière International
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	February 14, 1997 (1997-02-14) (USA)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$387,069^[1]

Touch is a 1997 film written and directed by Paul Schrader, based on a novel by Elmore Leonard.

The film, which has elements of drama and black comedy, stars Christopher Walken, Richard Schiff, Bridget Fonda, Skeet Ulrich, Tom Arnold, Gina Gershon, Lolita Davidovich, Janeane Garofalo and Paul Mazursky. It was shot in Fullerton, California.

The soundtrack of the movie was composed and recorded by Dave Grohl, and released on his Capitol Records imprint, Roswell Records. The majority of the tracks are instrumental, with the exception of "How Do You Do," as well as two songs performed with Louise Post of Veruca Salt. The release would also mark the first time Grohl used his pseudonym Late, as credited in the liner notes, since the release of Pocketwatch in 1992.

Plot

A young man, Juvenal, is apparently able to cure the sick by the laying-on of hands. Mysterious stigmata appear from time to time on his flesh.

The former evangelist Bill Hill, tired of selling mobile homes for a living, persuades his friend Lynn Faulkner to befriend the innocent ex-monk and encourage him to aim for the big-time. But matters become complicated when the young couple falls in love, and even more complicated when fundamentalist August Murray takes exception to their relationship.

Cast

Skeet Ulrich as Juvenal
Bridget Fonda as Lynn
Christopher Walken as Bill Hill
Gina Gershon as Debra
Tom Arnold as August Murray
Conchata Ferrell as Virginia Worrel
William Newman as Court Clerk

Reception

The film received mixed-to-negative reviews. It currently holds a 33% rating on rotten tomatoes, based on 18 reviews.

References

↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=touch.htm

External links

Touch at the Internet Movie Database
Touch at Rotten Tomatoes

Works by Elmore Leonard

Novels	Hombre (1961) The Big Bounce (1969) Swag (1976) Unknown Man No. 89 (1977) The Hunted (1977) City Primeval (1980) Split Images (1981) LaBrava (1983) Glitz (1985) Killshot (1989) Get Shorty (1990) Rum Punch (1992) Pronto (1993) Riding the Rap (1995) Naked Came the Manatee (1996) Out of Sight (1996) Cuba Libre (1998) Pagan Babies (2000) Tishomingo Blues (2002) A Coyote's in the House (2004) The Hot Kid (2005) Road Dogs (2009) Djibouti (2010) Raylan (2012)

Short stories	"Three-Ten to Yuma" (1953)

Screenplays	Joe Kidd (1972) Mr. Majestyk (1974) High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) The Rosary Murders (1987)

Film adaptations	The Tall T (1957) 3:10 to Yuma (1957) Hombre (1967) The Big Bounce (1969) The Moonshine War (1970) Valdez Is Coming (1971) The Ambassador (1984) Stick (1985) 52 Pick-Up (1986) Cat Chaser (1989) Get Shorty (1995) Jackie Brown (1997) Last Stand at Saber River (1997) Touch (1997) Out of Sight (1998) The Big Bounce (2004) Be Cool (2005) 3:10 to Yuma (2007) Killshot (2009) Life of Crime (2013)

Television adaptations	Maximum Bob (1998) Karen Sisco (2003) Justified (2010–2015)

Films directed by Paul Schrader

Blue Collar (1978)
Hardcore (1979)
American Gigolo (1980)
Cat People (1982)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Light of Day (1987)
Patty Hearst (1988)
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
Light Sleeper (1992)
Witch Hunt (1994)
Touch (1997)
Affliction (1998)
Forever Mine (1999)
Auto Focus (2002)
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
The Walker (2007)
Adam Resurrected (2008)
The Canyons (2013)
Dying of the Light (2014)
Dog Eat Dog (2016)

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