Con artist Rosalyn Willoughby (Going) in Hollywood and puppeteer Fletcher McBracken (Fraser) in San Antonio have the same dream, which links them to each other.

Director James Ford Robinson originated from the Texas area, and had previously written and directed a documentary in 1983 titled Miracle of Taxila, which focused on the work of Christian missionaries in Pakistan.

"[1] TV Guide labelled it a "fun offbeat romantic comedy", adding that it boasts "a winning cast and an imaginative premise.

"[6] Hollis Chacona of The Austin Chronicle gave it three out of five stars, writing "the notion of Still Breathing is sweet and lovely, and possesses moments of breathtaking beauty — Fletcher turning a projector on Roz, using her skin as a sensuous, reflective screen; a miniature cairn constructed in the palm of a hand; Ida playing an easy, affectionate Chopin on her tuba.

He compared Still Breathing to the Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan film City of Angels and criticized Joanna Going's character, writing "the movie's biggest problem is Roz, an intransigent sourpuss for no discernible reason.

Good-looking and successful with a bevy of eligible men at her beck and call, Roz mopes around Los Angeles in an inexplicable funk.

Director James Robinson was trying to make a sincere film about true love and the simplicity of San Antonio life while taking an elegant piss on the city of Los Angeles.