Fool for Love

Synopsis

In the barren outskirts of the New Mexico desert, at the seedy El Royale Motel, May has taken refuge in her flight from Eddie, a cowboy drifter with whom she has a passionate love/hate relationship. Randy Quaid is May's nervous gentleman caller who unwittingly walks into a hornet's nest when he arrives for an innocent date.

Cast-main

Eddie............................Sam Shepard

May..............................Kim Basinger

Old Man.......................Harry Dean Stanton

Martin...........................Randy Quaid

Fool for Love Bibliography

Boston Globe. 1985 Dec 15: 9 (1).

Boston Globe. 1985 Dec 25: 62 (4).

Corliss, Richard. "Fool for love (moving-picture reviews)." Time.

Dec 2, 1985 v126 p101(1).

Denby, David. "Fool for love (moving-picture reviews)." New York.

Dec 9, 1985 v18 p90(2).

Freedman, Samuel G. Chicago Tribune. 1985 Dec 26: 9 (1).

Kauffmann, Stanley. "Fool for Love (moving-picture reviews)." The New

Republic. Dec 23, 1985 v193 p24(2).

Kroll, Jack. "Who's that Tall, Dark Stranger? Playwright, Director, Film

Star, Loner - Sam Shepard is America's Cowboy Laureate." Gunthrie,

Constance; Huck, Janet. Newsweek. 1985 Nov 11; 68-74.

Ringel, Eleanor. Atlanta Journal/Atlanta Constitution. 1986 Apr 11: 1 (5).

Simon, John. "Love's Rools." National Review. 1986 Jan 31; (1): 61-65.

Travers, Peter. "Fool for love (moving-picture reviews)." People Weekly

Dec 9, 1985 v24 p12(1).

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