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Leaving Normal

Where:

Alaska Wyoming

Sometimes the only way to find where you're going is to lose your way — A female buddy story in which Meg Tilly plays a child-like 20-something who has just walked out on her abusive husband. Darly (Christine Lahti) is fleeing a life as a waitress and stripper and is on her way to Alaska to claim a home and family she abandoned eighteen years earlier after giving birth. The two run into each other on the road and Darly welcomes the company as they head north from Wyoming.

Released in 1992 — 110 minutes

Genres:

Drama Comedy

Language:

English