A Perfect World
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
Critics Sentiment
Bobby Lee shoots and kills Butch despite Red's peaceful intentions
Butch Haynes and Terry Pugh escape from Huntsville state penitentiary
The film builds from a conventional prison escape opening to a transcendent tragic finale that critics universally praised.
Critics found A Perfect World transformed familiar material into something profound through Eastwood's direction and the central relationship between Costner and Lowther. While some noted the opening and law enforcement subplot felt conventional, reviewers consistently praised the emotional depth of the father-son bond and Costner's complex performance. The film builds steadily toward a climax that critics found deeply moving and tragic.
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Kevin Costner
Robert 'Butch' Haynes
Clint Eastwood
Chief Red Garnett
Laura Dern
Sally Gerber
T.J. Lowther
Phillip 'Buzz' Perry
Bradley Whitford
Bobby Lee
Keith Szarabajka
Terry Pugh
Leo Burmester
Tom Adler
Paul Hewitt
Dick Suttle
Ray McKinnon
Bradley
Jennifer Griffin
Gladys Perry
Leslie Flowers
Naomi Perry
Belinda Flowers
Ruth Perry
Darryl Cox
Mr. Hughes
Jay Whiteaker
Billy Reeves
Taylor Suzanna McBride
Tinkerbell
Christopher Reagan Ammons
Dancing Skeleton
Mark Voges
Larry Billings
Vernon Grote
Prison Guard
James Jeter
Oldtimer
Ed Geldart
Fred Cummings
Crew
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