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Destiny Turns on the Radio

Destiny Turns on the Radio

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Destiny Turns on the Radio

"Fate visits in ways you never expect"

1995

1h 43m

5.0(48 votes)

Crime

Comedy

Fantasy

Overview

Johnny Destiny burns into Las Vegas in his hot Plymouth RoadRunner, stopping only to pick up a stranger stranded in the desert. But then, things aren't always as they seem. Anything can happen in that town of many possibilities...especially since there's been some weird electrical disturbances. As the stranger, fresh out of prison, tries to put his life back together--to recover his money from an old bank heist and the girl he lost in doing the job--something keeps interfering with his plans. Is it fate...or just Destiny?

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Production Companies

Rysher Entertainment

Savoy Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Julian

Nancy Travis

Nancy Travis

Lucille

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino

Destiny

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Tuerto

James Le Gros

James Le Gros

Thoreau

Janet Carroll

Janet Carroll

Escabel

David Cross

David Cross

Ralph Dellaposa

Richard Edson

Richard Edson

Gage

Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

Mr. Smith

Barry Shabaka Henley

Barry Shabaka Henley

Dravec

Creative team

Directed by: Jack Baran
Written by: Robert Ramsey
Matthew Stone
Produced by: Gloria Zimmerman

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