A Perfect World is a 1993 drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Kevin Costner as an escaped convict who befriends a young boy , and ends up embarking on a road trip with the child. Eastwood co-stars as a Texas Ranger in pursuit of the convict. In 1963 Texas, convicts Robert "Butch" Haynes and Terry Pugh escape from the state penitentiary in Huntsville. Fleeing, the pair stumble into a house where eight-year old Phillip Perry lives with his devout Jehovah's Witness mother and two sisters. Needing a hostage to aid their escape, Butch grabs the boy, who meekly accompanies them. The... trio's journey starts off on an unpleasant note as Butch shoots Terry, following the latter's attempt to molest the child. With his partner out of the way, the convict and his young victim take to the Texas highway in a bid to flee from the pursuing police. Meanwhile, Texas Ranger Red Garnett, riding in the Governor's airstream trailer, is in pursuit. With criminologist Sally Gerber and trigger-happy FBI sharpshooter Bobby Lee in tow, Red is determined to recover the criminal and the hostage before they cross the Texas border.
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| Release date: | November 24, 1993 |
| Directed by: | Clint Eastwood |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 138 Minutes |
| Producer: | Clint Eastwood, David Valdes, Mark Johnson |
| Editor: | Joel Cox |
| Music by: | Lennie Niehaus |
| Cinematography: | Jack N. Green |
| Screenplay by: | John Lee Hancock |