Pregnant housewife Natalie Ravenna (Shirley Knight) leaves her life and rents a motel room. She's going west and picks up hitchhiker Jimmy "Killer" Kilgannon (James Caan). He's a brain-damaged former football star. Along the way, she encounters policeman Gordon (Robert Duvall).
It's an intriguing early film from director Francis Ford Coppola. It's weird to see Shirley Knight so young. Caan has the fascinating character. Their relationship is fascinating. I would probably change Duvall a little and change the ending but that's a minor point. It's a fascinating film.
It's an intriguing early film from director Francis Ford Coppola. It's weird to see Shirley Knight so young. Caan has the fascinating character. Their relationship is fascinating. I would probably change Duvall a little and change the ending but that's a minor point. It's a fascinating film.