"DESTINATION ANYWHERE"


 
 
 

"Destination Anywhere" is a contemporary film noir set on the streets of a gritty, yet colorful Manhattan neighborhood. Jon Bon Jovi stars as JON, a man on the run from his home, his gambling debts, and his marriage. He is summoned back to New York to deal with his emotionally estranged wife, JANIE, an emergency room nurse, who has never fully recovered from the hit-and-run death of their only child several years ago. Jon returns to chaos, Janie is out of control and his debts have caused his life to be in danger. He struggles to cope with the troubles at home, but has built walls that are too thick to penetrate and the problems only escalate between Jon and Janie. When an abandoned baby is found in a dumpster and brought to the hospital where Janie works, a series of events is set in motion that forces the couple to reassess the terms of their love, responsibility and commitment to one another. In the final moments of the movie, Jon is ready to walk away, but finds Janie walking home with the abandoned baby in her arms. They embrace and are reminded of their love for each other. They walk toward home as police sirens are heard in the distance and the movie fades.

Joining Jon Bon Jovi in this 45-minute film is an all star cast, including Demi Moore as Janie, Kevin Bacon as Jon's best friend, Whoopi Goldberg who makes a cameo as a philosophical cab driver and Annabella Sciorra who plays Janie's best friend.

"Destination Anywhere" is directed by Mark Pellington, whose credits include Pearl Jam's award-winning video "Jeremy," the TV graphics for U2's Zooropa Tour, the recent PBS series "The United States of Poetry" and the upcoming fall release "Going All the Way," Mark's first feature film.

"Destination Anywhere" is scored with music from Jon Bon Jovi's solo album of the same name. It includes the songs "Midnight In Chelsea", "Staring At Your Window With A Suitcase In My Hand" and "Queen of New Orleans", which are taken from the film and expanded into full-length music videos.

This concept, in which a dramatic narrative film deepens, amplifies and stands side-by-side with an important artist's album, has never been attempted before and is sure to break new ground in film and music.