Normal Life

1996
R
1h 41m

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6.2/10

2.6K

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Ashley Judd and Luke Perry in Normal Life (1996)

Chris is young idealistic cop who falls in love and gets married to Pam, a beautiful but emotionally unstable woman who suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction.

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Chris is young idealistic cop who falls in love and gets married to Pam, a beautiful but emotionally unstable woman who suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction. While Chris is trying hard... Read allChris is young idealistic cop who falls in love and gets married to Pam, a beautiful but emotionally unstable woman who suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction. While Chris is trying hard to have a normal life and some money, Pam is big spender and their marriage is constantly... Read allChris is young idealistic cop who falls in love and gets married to Pam, a beautiful but emotionally unstable woman who suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction. While Chris is trying hard to have a normal life and some money, Pam is big spender and their marriage is constantly troublesome with the financial situation getting worse and worse. The biggest blow comes ... Read all

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Trivia
The bar where Chris and Pam first meet is the Bartlett Tap located in downtown Bartlett, Illinois. The tavern has been in existence since the 1800s.

Goofs
Pam Anderson said her telescope was a Newtonian reflector; however, it was a long focal length 60mm refractor.

Quotes
Chris: I Can't on sunday, Mike.
Mike: We never see you anymore. What is it with you two? Still in your honeymoon? Too fucking busy, or too busy fucking?

Alternate versions
Portuguese version misses about 9 minutes of the original movie. There are no scenes of nudity or sex, and not a single swear word. Even the scenes showing characters with guns pointed at their own heads were removed. In Portugal there is no censorship, but it seems the local distributor brought in a version made for American networks.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Associate/High School High/Normal Life/Twelfth Night/Trees Lounge (1996)

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Just Before Mary Goes
Written by Leslie Stanwyck (as L. Stanwyck) and Johnny Sinclair (as J. Sinclair)
Performed by Universal Honey

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7/10

Well drawn characters of a hopelessly incompatible couple.

An incompatible couple try to find a normal life. Differences of opinion constantly lead to outbursts of anger and threats of ending the partnership. Pam (Ashley Judd) is an irresponsible woman who makes up for the lack of excitement in her life by indulging in drugs and alcohol. She is certainly not content to be a housewife. Policeman Chris (Luke Perry) on the other hand is a level-headed husband who pampers her in every material way. He is soon in dreadful debt.

The turbulent life-style of these two main characters occupy the screen most of the time and we feel there is no hope for either of them. Indeed their incompatibility is enough to put one totally off marriage. Their shouting matches are quite savage and somewhat depressing.

When Chris resigns from the police force and discovers a new way to riches and living life to the full, excitement takes over and the characters are fired with a new enthusiasm. Pam insists she be a part of this new game and for a time she becomes a new woman.

The characters are well drawn, the car chases quite exciting. This change of mood spices up their sex lives clearly depicted in a series of bedroom scenes.

The final sequences are dramatic and exciting so stay with the film to the end. The old saying that "Crime does not pay" is clearly delivered and understood.