The Turning (1992 film)
| The Turning | |
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| Directed by | L.A. Puopolo |
| Produced by |
Matthew Carlisle L.A. Puopolo William B. O'Boyle Chrisann Verges |
| Written by |
Chris Ceraso (also Home Fires Burning (stage play)) L.A. Puoplo |
| Starring |
Karen Allen Raymond J. Barry Michael Dolan Tess Harper Gillian Anderson |
| Music by | Herb Pilhofer |
| Cinematography | J. Michael McClary |
| Edited by | Lesley Topping |
| Distributed by | Phaedra Cinema (USA) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Turning is a 1992 American drama film directed by L.A. Puopolo, based on a play by Chris Ceraso.[1]
It is the first onscreen appearance of actress Gillian Anderson. She and Raymond J. Barry would both go on to appear in The X-Files, though they would not share any scenes together.
Filmed entirely on location in Pocahontas, Virginia, the film is adapted from the stage play Home Fires Burning.
Synopsis
After four years, Cliff Harnish returns to his hometown of Pocahontas, Virginia with hopes of putting a stop to his parents' divorce.
Cast
- Karen Allen – Glory Lawson
- Raymond J. Barry – Mark Harnish
- Michael Dolan – Clifford 'Cliff' Harnish
- Tess Harper – Martha Harnish
- Gillian Anderson – April Cavanaugh
- Tannis Benedict – Vivian Sinott
- Jim Simmons – Mayor
- Madison Arnold – Mr. Cavanaugh
- John Newton – Mr.Creasy
Controversy
The film was bought by British film distributor David Lewis in 1996 and his firm Unique Films released it on video nationwide. The film contains steamy sex scenes and was filmed when Anderson was still a 19 year old student in drama school. Anderson hired lawyers to help stop the release. The British tabloid press which described it as a "B movie", reported that she attempted to buy it back for "large sums of money" without success. They reported the scenes as "semi-topless". Anderson's partner in the scenes, actor Michael Dolan, reported that the scene was shot at 4 am after a long day and that they were both exhausted. In spite of her embarrassment about the film, Anderson had a clause in her contract stating that her breasts could not be exposed.[2][3][4][5][6] In spite of all the hoopla, the Orange County Register described the scene as "fleeting" and that the film "deserves better than to serve as a salacious footnote to a television show".[1]
References
- 1 2 "`The Turning' talks itself out of making some real points // REVIEW: Excessive dialogue is but one of the deficiencies of this tale of family breakdown and fringe violence." (2 May 1997) Orange County Register
- ↑ "Scully's X Cert Files ; Exclusive: Calling Agent Mulder ... The Naked Truth is Out There and Your Partner's Trying to Ban It" (03 Nov 1996) Sunday Mirror, London
- ↑ "The truth is out bare" (9 Apr 1997) The Sun, London
- ↑ "X Files Gill is X-rated" (29 Apr 1997) The Sun
- ↑ "X Files Gill's naked romp" (29 Apr 1997) The Mirror, London
- ↑ " 'X-Files' star topless in film" (30 Apr 1997) Cincinnati Post
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