Touch

          Cast:
          LL Cool J, Gina Gershon, Conchata Ferrell, John Doe (I),
          Christopher Walken, Skeet Ulrich, Mar Celedonio, Chris Hogan (II),
          Anthony Zerbe, Bridget Fonda, William Newman, Tom Arnold,
          Breckin Meyer, Matt O'Toole (II), Richard Fancy

Filmmakers:
Directed by Paul Schrader Writing credits Elmore Leonard (novel)
Paul Schrader

         

               

December 15 1998 

Runtime: USA:96
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color(CFI)
Sound Mix: DTS

Certification: USA:R / UK:15 / Australia:MA / Finland:S / Netherlands:AL / Spain:13

User Rating: 6.2/10 (3002 votes)

Touch

Everyone wants a piece of the action. When Juvenal, a presumed miracle worker, appears on the scene ...

I`You are an odour in the nostrils of God,' jabbers religious zealot August Murray (Tom Arnold). He is damning sometime revivalist Bill Hill's (Christopher Walken) cynical marketing of Christ-like figure Juvenal (Skeet Ulrich essentially playing Edward Scissorhands minus the blades). Hill wearing a glitzy gold jacket and an enormous `Thank You Jesus' necklace sees a book deal and a slot on the awful Debra Lusanne Show (Gina Gershon superb at mimicking Ricki Lake with a snarl) for the innocent healer, who has stigmata on his rib cage.

In lesser hands than Paul Schrader, Elmore Leonard's non-crime novel could have become an overwrought toil in the evils of America's salacious media. However, Touch is actually a wryly amusing and unhurried look at faith and exploitation. The histrionics and belly laughs are bestowed upon the cameos, who obviously capture the best lines: `Do they make condoms that protect the soul' (Arnold) and `Controversy is the oxygen I breathe' (Gershon). Ultimately, best savoured on video.Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance

Film is rated:  R for some sexuality, language and a scene of violence.

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