Acting
Young Sean Penn finding his volcanic screen presence.
Direction
Lina Shanklin's patient, observational storytelling.
Director
Lina Shanklin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ed Wright plays two roles—grandfather and grandson—a quirk from budget constraints that accidentally creates a haunting ancestral mirror.
One of the few 1980s indie films directed by a woman to secure theatrical distribution, now largely forgotten despite its 8.0 cult rating.