The Dark Side of the Sun (1988)

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

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31 August 2007 | creitz
5
| A young American has a rare skin disease, and is required to wear a protective leather body suit at all times.
In spite of what others have said, I enjoyed this movie. I had never heard of it before and I have just seen it on the Canadian Movie Channel. I was puzzled to see how young Brad Pitt was - even younger than in "Thelma and Louise" - until I read the explanation about it being filmed in Yugoslavia in 1988 and then being lost for 9 years until finally issued in 1997. As I am a male senior citizen, I don't get palpitations at the sight of Brad Pitt, but I do like and respect him, and have enjoyed most of his movies. Some of the acting and parts of the script leave a great deal to be desired. However, this movie has a very Film Festival European feel to it, and in my view is a bit too deep for most North American film fans (insult intended). The scene of him frolicking in the ocean with the dolphins, and his description of the most wonderful day that he had ever spent, moved me tremendously. Life is made up of choices, and the choice for the hero was one day of great happiness and joy, or a lifetime of imprisonment.

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Trivia

Brad Pitt and costar Cheryl Pollak would reunite a year later in 1989 - again playing boyfriend and girlfriend - on season 3 episode 2 of Thirtysomething.

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, ...

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

Air on a G String
(uncredited)
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

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Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Drama | Romance

Details

Release Date:

21 December 1988

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA, Canada, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Filming Locations

Kotor, Montenegro

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