U Turn
Brief Synopsis
When his car breaks down in a small God-forsaken town in Arizona, Bobby Cooper, a broke, two-bit criminal becomes involved with a beautiful married woman whose husband secretly wants her dead--and offers Bobby a high price to get the job done right.
Cast & Crew
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Oliver Stone
Director
Sean Penn
Jennifer Lopez
Nick Nolte
Joaquin Phoenix
Jon Voight
Film Details
Also Known As
U-Turn
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Crime
Dark Comedy
Drama
Film Noir
Period
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Superior, Arizona, USA; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Palm Springs, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 5m
Synopsis
When his car breaks down in a small God-forsaken town in Arizona, Bobby Cooper, a broke, two-bit criminal becomes involved with a beautiful married woman whose husband secretly wants her dead--and offers Bobby a high price to get the job done right.
Director
Oliver Stone
Director
Cast
Sean Penn
Jennifer Lopez
Nick Nolte
Joaquin Phoenix
Jon Voight
Aida Linares
Sean Stone
Bo Hopkins
Tommy Samana
Lead Man
Powers Boothe
Annie Mei-ling Tien
Claire Danes
Abraham Benrubi
Richard Rutowski
Billy Bob Thornton
Laurie Metcalf
Liv Tyler
Julie Hagerty
Sheri Forter
Valery Nikolaev
Brent Briscoe
Levani Ilia Volokh
Crew
Bill Abbott
Music Editor
B Adams
Song
Gary Alper
Sound Mixer
Neal Anderson
Adr Supervisor
Lee Ashley
Song
Stephen Banta
Office Assistant
Dave Barbour
Song
Albert Beach
Song
Brian Berdan
Editing
John Blake
Makeup Artist
Merideth Boswell
Set Decorator
Sarah Bowen
Other
Bill Brown
Associate Producer
James Byrnes
Set Production Assistant
Ian Calip
Office Assistant
Jerry G Callaway
Director Of Photography
Lucie E Campbell
Song
Budd Carr
Music Producer
June Carter
Song
Johnny Cash
Song Performer
Kevin Cerchiai
Sound
Seth Cirker
Assistant Director
Patsy Cline
Song
Mindy Cole
Assistant
Cydney Cornell
Hairdresser
Hank Corwin
Editor
Jeff Couch
Transportation Captain
Ditch Croaker
Song Performer
Albert Sonny Cunha
Song
Bill Darrow
Other
Ken Diaz
Makeup
Ann Marie Digioia
Assistant
Denis Doyle
Set Production Assistant
Pedro Fernandez
Song Performer
Jimmy Finnerty
Key Grip
Jeff Flach
Production Supervisor
Bert Foster
Song
Aaron Freeman
Song
Kevin M Gannon
Props Assistant
Michael R Gannon
Assistant Property Master
Dino Ganziano
Hair Stylist
Keith Gardner
Boom Operator
Wayne D Goldwyn
Photography
Gary S Greene
Special Thanks To
Dan Halsted
Producer
C Harding
Song
Laura Harris
Dialogue Editor
Tim Healy
Lighting
Mark Hendersheid
Special Effects Coordinator
Chris Hogan
Sound Effects Editor
Bill Holmquist
Construction Coordinator
Nicholas Irwin
Accounting Assistant
Mahalia Jackson
Song Performer
Charles Johnston
Post-Production Assistant
Robert Kaiser
Color Timer
M Kamem
Song
Marty Kassab-chaney
Video
John A. Kelly
Construction
Victor Kempster
Production Designer
Tom Kerwick
Best Boy Grip
Merle Kilgore
Song
Eddie Kish
Office Assistant
Saar Klein
Editing
David Kneupper
Sound Editor
Baker Knight
Song
Kris Kristofferson
Song
Michelle Kurpaska
Costume Supervisor
A. Welch Lambeth
Transportation Coordinator
R J Lange
Song
C Y Lee
Main Title Design
C Y Lee
Assistant Editor
Peggy Lee
Song Performer
Peggy Lee
Song
Peter J Lehman
Sound Effects Editor
Jeanne Lipsey
Assistant Camera Operator
Phillip M Lozevski
Office Assistant
Jonathan Lumley
Lighting Technician
Gloria Lynne
Song Performer
Arthur Manson
Advisor
Horace Manzanares
Assistant Sound Editor
Paul H Martinez
Assistant Editor
Anne Mccarthy
Casting Associate
Brian Mcpherson
Sound Effects Editor
Annie Mei-ling Tien
Assistant
Michael Melchiondo
Song
Scott Millan
Rerecording
Charles Mingus
Song
Charles Mingus
Song Performer
Ennio Morricone
Music
Rick Morris
Sound Effects Editor
Sue Schnulle Murphy
Accounting Assistant
Ricky Nelson
Song Performer
Thomas J Nordberg
Editor
Sandra Noriega
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Karen O'toole
Assistant Production Coordinator
Denise Okimoto
Music
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Costume Designer
Bill Petrotta
Property Master
Webb Pierce
Song Performer
David Pomier
Assistant Location Manager
Paul Prenderville
Assistant Director
Jimmy Radcliffe
Song
Dr. Christian Renna
Other
Robert Richardson
Director Of Photography
John Ridley
Source Material (From Novel)
John Ridley
Screenplay
John Ridley
Executive Producer
Concepcion Roca
Craft Service
Rodney Rogers
Song
David Romano
Song Performer
John L Root
Sign Writer
Zade Rosenthal
Photography
Gregg Rosenzweig
Set Production Assistant
Denyse Rossi
Accountant
Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
Song
Keenan Rutowski
Location Assistant
Richard Rutowski
Coproducer
Mark Sanchez
Makeup Artist
Buddy Scott
Song
Pat Sellers
Dialogue Editor
Brad Sherman
Rerecording
Sammi Smith
Song Performer
Brian Steagall
Transportation Captain
Barbara Ann Stein
Other
Gregor Tavenner
Assistant Camera Operator
H Thompson
Song
Tim Floyd Tim
Song
Clayton Townsend
Unit Production Manager
Clayton Townsend
Producer
Charles Trenet
Song
Tierre Turner
Stunt Coordinator
Kelly Uchimura
Camera
Yvonne Valvez
Assistant Editor
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Daniel R Webster
Art Director
Alyssa Weisberg
Casting Associate
Kevin C White
Special Thanks To
Gary Thomas Williams
Office Assistant
Hank Williams Sr.
Song
Gary R Wordham
Production Coordinator
Melissa A Yonkey
Hair Stylist
Corey B Yugler
Script Supervisor
Larry Zience
Set Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
U-Turn
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Crime
Dark Comedy
Drama
Film Noir
Period
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Superior, Arizona, USA; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Palm Springs, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 5m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States Fall October 3, 1997
Released in United States on Video March 31, 1998
Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.
Began shooting November 4, 1996.
Completed shooting January 16, 1997.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.)
Released in United States on Video March 31, 1998
Released in United States Fall October 3, 1997
