A Perfect World

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 (T.J. Lowther), and ends up embarking on a road trip with the child. Eastwood co-stars as a Texas Ranger in pursuit of the convict.

Plot

In 1963 Texas, convicts Robert "Butch" Haynes and Terry Pugh escape from the state penitentiary in Huntsville. Fleeing from the clutches of the law, the pair stumble into the kitchen of 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 is forced to shoot his fellow escapee with a stolen revolver, following the latter's attempts at molesting 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 sleek airstream trailer, is in hot pursuit of the duo. With criminologist Sally Gerber and trigger-happy FBI sharpshooter Bobby Lee in tow, Ranger Garnett is determined to recover the criminal and the hostage before they cross the Texas border.

Phillip comes from a family whose attachment to their religion forbids him from indulging in any of the normal pursuits common for children of his age. All of eight years old, the boy has never participated...
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