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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 01/18/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 50 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Drama, Romantic Drama, Psychological Drama, Family Drama

Identical twin brothers Mark Polish and Michael Polish have written, directed, and starred in an emotional romance about a prostitute who falls in love with Siamese twins. The Polish Brothers play the conjoined twins Blake and Francis Falls, who are joined at the chest and thus share many vital organs. They have come to the big city to find their long-lost mother and end their suffering once and for all. As a birthday present to themselves, they hire a pretty young prostitute named Penny Michele Hicks to comfort them in their dark hotel room. Turned off at first, Penny eventually sees beyond the boys' disabilities and agrees to help them. She invites them to an underground Halloween party where they finally fit in for the first time in their lives, albeit as part of a freak show. Slowly Penny falls in love with Blake; she explores his body in such a sensual way that she is both attracted and repulsed by his deformed torso. Eventually, Blake reveals that his better half, Francis, is dying. He must choose between dying with his brother or a risky operation that would allow him to be separated and further explore the love he has experienced with Penny. Can Blake adjust to an identity of his own? Can he ever get over the guilt of abandoning his brother? Is life worth living when a part of you is gone? ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie Guide

Michael Polish - Francis Falls
Mark Polish - Blake
Michele Hicks - Penny
Jon Gries - Jay
Patrick Bauchau - Miles
Garrett Morris - Jesus
William Katt - Surgeon
Lesley Ann Warren - Francine

Twin Falls Idaho is remarkably stylish for an independent film. This DVD edition presents the movie in a colorful high-contrast 1.85:1 widescreen transfer. Director Michael Polish and director of photography M. David Mullen's David Lynch-inspired visual flair, with its intense blue hues, is in full effect. The Dolby Digital sound is superb, as dialogue and Stuart Matthewman's evocative score flow from one's speakers. Sadly, the supplemental material doesn't go into the depth one would expect for such a fine film. The Polish brothers' audio commentary highlights the technical and creative process of the independent filmmaking process, from the script, to the acting and character motivation, to their research on conjoined twins. Since there are no behind-the-scenes featurettes, documentaries on conjoined twins, production notes, or photo galleries, it just seems as if something is missing. "Talent Files" presents the usual filmographies for the brothers and actor Michele Hicks. Bonus theatrical trailers cover The City of Lost Children, Splendor, and Birdy. "Scene Selections" gives instant access to all 28 chapters via chapter titles and still frames. ~ Tim DiGravina, All Movie Guide