Across the Moon (1995)

Found this film very entertaining with lots of Comedy, Drama, Murder and the finding of a gold mine. Chistina Applegate,(Kathy), "King of the Hill" plays the role of a gal whose boyfriend winds up in prison for stealing and meets up with another gal, Elizabeth Peria,(Carmen) "The Lost City", who has a husband and a boy and her husband is also in prison. These two gals decide they are going to move closer to the prison in order to make their visits a lot easier. These two gals run down on their luck and decided to sell their bodies for some money in order to eat and so they decide to go to a Fire Statiion and gather up a few John's. This film will take you in all directions, and keeps you guessing just how the film will finally end. The ending is rather disappointing, but the film did entertain but really was not the greatest film to watch. There was a brief appearance of Burgess Meredith,(Barney) "Rocky V", playing the role as a very old bent over Gold Prospector.

Kathy (Christina Applegate) and Carmen (Elizabeth Pena) are two totally different girls who are brought together because their boyfriends are partners in the selling and distributing of illegal narcotics, and wind up selling their stash to a couple of cops. After being sentenced to a prison term in a jail 400 miles south of LA, both ladies, who are not keen on the idea of being so far away from their men, move down to the desert and start life down there. They have their share of arguments while learning to live together, but deep down inside their both good girls, so learn to look past and eventually embrace the differences. Carmen's boy Paco (Michael Mundra) even learns to like the desert life, with the help of a few local characters of course (one played by the always amusing Michael Mckean). At the most, this is a movie that entices the viewer to feel that they too learned something about cultural diversity, and it was really great that both the leads were able to overcome prejudices and live together peacefully. If you're in the mood for a film that's been made a thousand different times under a thousand different masks but leaves you feeling good about life as the credits roll, then give this film a spin. If you're more the type that doesn't enjoy watching recycled trash, then I'd say it might be better to put this one back on the shelf next time you're in the video store. As a last thought, there was a cool painting by Frida Kahlo on the wall of the trailer, its unfortunate they didn't give her any credit. Rating: 18/40

i actually liked this movie about two woman who decide to live together out in the desert near the place where there busted boyfriends are located. a movie about idealism and it's power in time of need. this movie is also known as mojo flats (at least that's the title the video cover had for it).recommended for people who like road-movies, this looks like a light version of Thelma and Louise.

Here's the deal: a lot of stuff in this movie I didn't like. But I first saw this movie because I knew that Michael McKean had a role in it. He is not in much of the movie, but what he is in took my breath away. More people should really acknowledge that he has so much more to offer than Lenny Kosnowski (Laverne and Shirley) and David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap). He is a magnificent actor, and one of my very favorites. His performance in "Across the Moon" should have gotten much more recognition than it ever did. If you have not seen this movie, rent it, just to see his few lines, and his few scenes. All together, this movie has a nice feel to it, and women would definitely be able to identify with the situations and the characters.