The Unbelievable Truth (1989, dir. Hal Hartley)

Josh Hutton (Robert John Burke) returns to his hometown after serving time for the murder of his high school sweetheart. His arrival sparks legends and rumors as to the motive and details of his crime. Finding employment as a mechanic, he soon falls for Audrey (Adrienne Shelley), a collegebound girl fascinated with nuclear Armageddon. Indie filmmaker Hal Hartley burst onto the scene with this beautiful and off-beat tale about the intersection between truth and fiction.