Movie

American Perfekt (1997)

• NR
• June 11, 1997
• 1h 40m

• Thriller
• Drama

“The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions”

Overview

Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimental road trip during which ever decision will be made on a flip of a coin. Meanwhile, Sandra Thomas, disenchanted professional, is en route to pick up her flunked out sister, Alice, at a cheap motel before continuing on to visit their ailing mother. After being forced off the road by a mysterious assailant, however, Sandra is picked up by Jake, who's coin flipping amoral attitude quickly excites her own desire to break a few rules. Or worse. Jake and Sandra's romance is soon driven by chance acts of crime and kindness, all governed by the flip of a coin - at least until Sandra mysteriously disappears and Jake unwittingly picks up her suspicious sister, Alice ...

Director

Paul Chart

Writers

Paul Chart

Starring

Amanda Plummer, Robert Forster, David Thewlis