The Dark Side of the Sun

1988
R
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

3.8K

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Brad Pitt in The Dark Side of the Sun (1988)

Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.

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Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The film was shot in SR Montenegro. Yugoslavia during the summer of 1988. As editing neared completion the secessionist wars that tore apart the region and much of the footage was stored in Avala films warehouse in Belgrade. In 1996, producer Andjelo Arandjelovic, worked on getting a distribution deal for the film, before it ended up getting released direct-to-video in 1997.

Goofs
The dad knocks-out three men with a total of four punches.

Quotes
Rick: He has a rare skin disease. I mean, like, a hundred people in the world have it. It's, uh, an extreme variation of dermatitis herpetiformis or something like that. Um, and because of this, he can't expose himself to any light, especially sunlight, or else...

Crazy credits
At the end credits no character names are given next to the actors name. Instead the supporting actors are listed under 'Supporting Players' and actors with bit parts are listed under 'Other Players'.

Soundtracks
I Love You For Ever
Composed by Kornelije Kovac (as Kornell Kovach)
Lyrics by Zeljko Mijanovic
Sung by Djordje David (as Djordje Nikolic)

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Cheesy movie with very cheesy acting.

This is a wannabe "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble," but Travolta did a much better job than Brad Pitt in that role.

I'm a big Pitt fan, but he's really lame in this one. When he's wearing the mask, he is very melodramatic. Maybe the director told him to exaggerate his voice, since he does not have the benefit of facial expressions. Whatever the reason, it doesn't work.

The sad thing is, Pitt's performance is probably the best in the movie. The other actors are even worse.

The whole film has a B-movie feel. For example, there's a fight scene where a guy is knocked out by a slap to the face.