Movie Description Whiskey-voiced Park Overall stars in this twangy empowerment tale full of backwater stereotypes and Las Vegas promos. She plays a trailer-park wife who discovers her neanderthal trucker husband cheatin' on her. The heroine takes for Vegas to hook up with some callow young LA guys who mockingly flirted with her on the road. Meanwhile the husband gets the news that she's won a fortune in a mail-in jackpot. He heads to the gambling mecca to forcibly `reconcile' so he can get his hands on the money. Then there's an ill-matched subtheme in which several characters
either discover that their friends are gay or come of the closet themselves. Huh?! But dig that great alt-indie soundtrack, set off by an imitation Portishead number. For another drawly desert comedy-drama of feminism and money, check out CADILLAC RANCH.
| Credits | | Producer: | Jennifer Amerine | | Cast: | Frances Bay, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jack Wallace, Octavia L. Spencer, Sandy Martin, Sheila Tousey |
| Details | | Edition: | Closed Captioned |
Editorial Reviews "...A lively little movie with lots of heart and humor....SPARKLER lives up to its name..." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (04/02/1999)
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