The Dark Side of the Sun (film)

The Dark Side of the Sun is a 1988 American-Yugoslavian drama film directed by Božidar Nikolić and stars Brad Pitt in his first leading role, as a young man in search of a cure for a rare and deadly skin disease.

For other uses, see The Dark Side of the Sun (disambiguation).
The Dark Side of the Sun
DVD cover
Directed byBožidar Nikolić
Written byAndrew Horton
Nikola Jovanović
Željko Mijanović
Produced byAnđelo Aranđelović
Mile Citaković
Susan Haken
Duško Mihailov
Boris Nitchoff
StarringBrad Pitt
Guy Boyd
Milena Dravić
CinematographyBozidar Nikolić
Edited byPetar Jakonić
Music byVojislav Kostić
Kornelije Kovač
Distributed byAvala Film
Cinequanon Pictures International Inc
Release dates
  • December 21, 1988 (1988-12-21) (United States)
  • December 20, 1997 (1997-12-20) (Japan)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Yugoslavia
LanguageEnglish

Director Božidar Nikolić picked Brad Pitt out of 400 candidates for the main role. Brad Pitt was very happy for the pick and was only paid $1,523 for seven weeks of filming in 1988.[1] The movie was released directly-to-video in 1997.[2]

Plot

Rick is a young American who suffers from a rare skin disease that prevents him from exposing himself to any kind of light, especially sunlight, and is mostly seen as an expert motorcyclist, entirely clad in leather. After having tried several cures without success, his father takes him to a village in Yugoslavia where they meet a healer, who is supposed to save him. But the treatment does not work and when a young American actress falls for him Rick decides to forget about his illness and enjoy life, feeling the sun on his skin for the first time. The disease takes its course but his father understands the choice he made.[3]

Cast

Home media

A Region 4 PAL DVD was released in Australia by the budget label Payless Entertainment under licence from Screen Media.

References
  1. "Brad Pitt's First Lead Role Earned Him US$1523: Filmed in Kotor, Watch It Here".
  2. Likecroatia.com
  3. Filmaffinity.com
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