Summaries

The film follows a new trend that appeared in New York - "Nomad Movement". This movement involves New Yorkers who stay up all night and drive through the city in their cars to release stress and escape from everyday life.

El Cid Rivera is 33 and has never left Manhattan Island; neither have his childhood friends, whom he meets every day at the same bar around the same table. He's tired of his humdrum life and a going-nowhere career. And he's been saddled with the name of an epic hero played on-screen by Charlton Heston (his mother's favorite). Bouncing between dead-end jobs, El Cid struggles to find his calling, yet fears he'll never succeed on the epic scale his mother expects. To find escape, El Cid takes to the empty streets of New York at night - as part of a group who call themselves Asphalt Nomads. He and his fellow travelers cruise Manhattan's 900 miles of open blacktop after midnight in boat-like '70s Buicks and Lincolns to find a sense of control, serenity and briefly, freedom. A tale of self-discovery and the search for purpose.—Great Jones Productions

Details

Keywords
  • mother son relationship
  • new york city
  • escape
  • manhattan new york city
  • buick the car
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Jul 27, 1998
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-MA
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Great Jones Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 37m
Color Color
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