Two drifters rob a bank in a small Kansas but during their escape are split up. One is a seasoned criminal with a long rap sheet (Dillon) the other a milder mannered best-man on his way to a wedding (McCarthy). Shortly after they're split Andrew McCarthy saves a child which is caught by a news photographer and then takes off to hide on a farm-with all the money. Everyone in town is interested in finding where the local hero is, especially Dillon who wants his share. This is pretty much where the rest of Kansas hovers around, jumping between the two characters' stories. Matt Dillon isn't especially great here but he and his character are without question more interesting than the whole Andrew McCarthy side of things; McCarthy is one of the ineffectual duds to act in major roles in the 80's. The Kansas landscape is nicely photographed and it treats the setting honestly.
Review of Kansas
