The Vagrant (film)
The Vagrant | |
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Directed by | Chris Walas |
Written by | Richard Jefferies |
Produced by | Gillian Richardson Mel Brooks |
Starring | |
Cinematography | John J. Connor Jack Wallner |
Edited by | Jay Ignaszewski |
Music by | 20th Century Fox (International) |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $5,900[2] |
The Vagrant is a 1992
Plot
Graham Krakowski is a
After being arrested and put on trial for the murder of his real estate agent, whose body parts are found in Krakowski’s refrigerator, the jury finds him not guilty but only after his mother dies of a heart attack while making an impassioned plea testifying in his defense, and her death wins the jury's sympathy. Krakowski finds himself drifting from state to state, and takes a job as the manager of a
Escaping from the trailer park, Krakowski discovers that not only is the homeless man really behind the killings, but the vagrant is a crazed former psychiatrist who had been trying to drive Krakowski crazy as part of a psychological experiment. Krakowski is discovered trying to choke the vagrant by a police officer who had been chasing after Krakowski but when the vagrant kills the officer, he photographs the killing as evidence, and the detective's partner shoots the vagrant, who falls into a pit of spikes. Krakowski is paid a reward from several states where the vagrant had been wanted for murder, but when he moves into a new apartment with his new finances, it is implied that he may actually be insane, and that the film's events may start over.[1]
Cast
Actor / Actress | Character |
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Bill Paxton | Graham Krakowski |
Michael Ironside | Lt. Ralf Barfuss |
Marshall Bell | The Vagrant |
Colleen Camp | Judy Dansig |
Marc McClure | Chuck |
Stuart Pankin | Mr. Feemster |
Patrika Darbo | Doattie |
Ken Love | Buzz |
Mitzi Kapture | Edie Roberts |
Derek Mark Lochran | Det. Lackson |
Teddy Wilson | X-Rays |
Mildred Brion | Mrs. Howler |
Allan Berne | Mr. Polkowisz |
Katherine Gosney | Mrs. Krakowski |
Nick Young | Guard |
Lance Brady | Sheriff |
Production
Richard Jefferies wrote the script about a decade before the film's eventual production, but shelved the idea in favor of other projects. At one point, William Wesley showed interest in the script, which led to Jefferies and Wesley collaborating on the 1988 film Scarecrows. After unearthing the script and performing some minor rewrites, Chris Walas joined the project as director and brought the script to Mel Brooks, whose production company Brooksfilms had produced Walas's directorial debut, The Fly II.[4]
The film was shot on location in Phoenix, Arizona.[4]
Release
The film grossed
Reception
Critical reception
The film was panned by Chicago Tribune writer Johanna Steinmetz, who wrote that "[The Vagrant is] not remotely funny, but it does work on a couple of levels that could make it something of a cult film for the disaffected, particularly if the disaffected have had too much to drink."[1] Entertainment Weekly writer Doug Brod also panned the film, giving it a D+ rating, and saying that The Vagrant "plays like an attenuated, not to mention rejected, Tales from the Darkside episode" and called it a "moronic, ineptly directed bummer."[3]
Home media
The film was released on
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Steinmetz, Johanna (September 6, 1992). "'THE VAGRANT' TAKES IT OUT ON THE DOWN AND OUT". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "The Vagrant (1992)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Brod, Doug (November 27, 1992). "The Vagrant". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Ferrante, Anthony C. (May 1992). "The Vagrancies of Scriptwriting". Fangoria (112): 40–43.
- ^ "The Vagrant Blu-ray".
External links
- The Vagrant at IMDb
- The Vagrant at AllMovie
- The Vagrant at Box Office Mojo
- The Vagrant at Rotten Tomatoes