F.T.W.

F.T.W. (1994)

An American Love Story

A man and a woman running from their pasts are trapped on a collision course with the future. Frank T. Wells, a newly-released ex-con looking for a few acres of freedom on the rodeo circuit. Scarlett Stuart, a wild beautiful woman on the run from a bank robbery gone desperately wrong. Together they will explore their own personal vision of the American Dream.

Date of release
1994-06-17
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Crime, Romance
Director
Michael Karbelnikoff

Casting

Interesting facts

F.T.W. is a 1994 American film about Frank T. Wells, an ex-con rodeo rider who becomes involved with a woman who's a bank robber on the run. The title of the film refers both to the main character's initials, and to a tattoo on Scarlett's hand, meaning "Fuck The World".

Production

In July 1993, the crew started preparations, with Big Truck productions scouting several locations in southwest Montana. Principal photography begin on August 9, 1993 in Bozeman, Montana. Rodeo scenes took place in Wilsall. The bank robbery was filmed at the old Metals Bank in Butte, where they also filmed a car chase sequence. The scenes showing Rourke's character in prison were filmed at the Old Montana Territorial Prison in Deer Lodge.

Rourke co-wrote the script with Mari Kornhauser and has stated that he saw the story as a "dark love story between two outcasts, two lost souls".

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