Cast

Winona Ryder Lukas Haas John C. Reilly James Le Gros Skeet Ulrich Matt Malloy

Credits

Written by: James Salter

Plot

Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid routine. The moment arrives when he stumbles upon a woman, Patty Vare, unconscious in a field.

Sinekatalog’s take

A romantic mystery that begins when a bored boarding-school boy finds a woman unconscious in a field. The setup is intriguing, but the story wanders and the chemistry fades. Only moderately recommended for patient viewers.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 4.9 / 10 (3,980 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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