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The Dark Side of the Sun

The Dark Side of the Sun

1988Movie⏱️ 1h 41mR
DramaRomance
5.4
IMDB Rating
3,919 votes

A man finds freedom and love as he travels in search of a cure for a rare skin disease.

Director
Bozidar 'Bota' Nikolic
Writers
Zeljko Mijanovic, Andrew Horton, Nikola Jovanovic
Stars
Guy Boyd, Brad Pitt, Cheryl Pollak
Release Date
December 21, 1988
Language
English
Country
United States, Canada, Yugoslavia
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🎭 Top Cast

Guy Boyd
Guy Boyd
as Father
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
as Rick
Cheryl Pollak
Cheryl Pollak
as Frances
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Constantin Nitchoff
Milena Dravić
Milena Dravić
as Mother
Gorica Popović
Gorica Popović
as Nina
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Sonja Savic
👤
Nikola Jovanovic
👤
Boro Begovic
👤
Milan Sretenovic

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Yugoslavia
Production
Cinequanon Pictures International Inc., ABJ Chicago Films, Avala Film

🏷️ Keywords

leather jacketfemale nuditymandiseaseskin disease

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Cheesy movie with very cheesy acting.
by JT-12001-06-16

"This is a wannabe "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble," but Travolta did a much better job than Brad Pitt in that role. I'm a big Pitt fan, but he's really lame in this one. When he's wearing the mask, he is very melodramatic. Maybe the director told him to exaggerate his voice, since he does not have the benefit of facial expressions. Whatever the reason, it doesn't work. The sad thing is, Pitt's performance is probably the best in the movie. The other actors are even worse. The whole film has a B-movie feel. For example, there's a fight scene where a ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film was shot in SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia during the summer of 1988. As editing neared completion, the secessionist wars tore apart the region, and much of the footage was stored in Avala films warehouse in Belgrade. In 1996, producer Andjelo Arandjelovic worked on getting a distribution deal for the film before it ended up getting released direct-to-video in 1997.

📖 Synopsis

A man finds freedom and love as he travels in search of a cure for a rare skin disease.