Bodies, Rest & Motion

Synopsis:
Four young people in their late 20s and early 30s try to find themselves in rural America.

Notes:
Shot in Tucson, Arizona in DeLuxe color and recorded in a THX sound systems theater, Dolby SR. Solo feature film directorial debut for Michael Steinberg, who co-directed "The Waterdance" (1992). Began shooting July 22, 1992; completed August 27, 1992. Released in Los Angeles and New York City April 8, 1993. Wide release in USA April 23, 1993. Shown at Sundance, Park City, Utah, January 21-31, 1993. Reviewed in the Los Angeles Times 4/8/1993. Opticals and titles by Cinema Research Corporation. Paul Brown and Dennis Sands did the music recording and mixing. Singers were Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey, Debra Parsons, Katrina Perkins, Marva Hicks, Mindy Stein, Susan Beaubian, and Kiki Ebsen. Also known as "Bodies at Rest and Motion" and "Bodies in Rest & Motion." Copyright held by Bodies, Rest and Motion Productions, Inc. 1993. Songs "Hot Burrito #1," "Juanita," "Do You Know How It Feels," and "Everything Is Complicated" all courtesy of A&M Records, Inc. Song "Pushin' Too Hard" courtesy of GNP Crescendo Records. Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification. The Voyager laserdisc is part of the company's Criterion Collection, and includes cast and crew interviews, production documentation, the original theatrical trailer, and a featurette.

Reviews:
"...Quirky, magnetic characters...[The actors] share an easy, appealing rapport..." - 04/09/1993 New York Times, p.C11

"...Easygoing, well acted and pleasant..." - 04/12/1993 USA Today, p.4D

"...Both a screwball comedy and a zeitgeist-defining youth culture flick..." - 02/11/1994 Entertainment Weekly, p.65