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2 November 1979 (Denmark)
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New Grenada is a planned community set in the desert where there is nothing for the kids to do, save for a rec center - which closes at 6 PM...
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Vandalism
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Teen Rebel
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(3 articles)
Jessica Simpson's Missing Dog Might Push Her Over the Edge
(From Actress Archives. 22 September 2009, 1:01 PM, PDT)
Books: Review: The Enthusiast
(From The AV Club. 27 May 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
(From Actress Archives. 22 September 2009, 1:01 PM, PDT)
Books: Review: The Enthusiast
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Eric Kramer | ... | Carl (as Michael Kramer) | |
| Pamela Ludwig | ... | Cory | |
| Matt Dillon | ... | Richie | |
| Vincent Spano | ... | Mark | |
| Tom Fergus | ... | Claude | |
| Harry Northup | ... | Doberman | |
| Andy Romano | ... | Fred Willat | |
| Ellen Geer | ... | Sandra Willat | |
| Richard Jamison | ... | Cole | |
| Julia Pomeroy | ... | Julia | |
| Tiger Thompson | ... | Johnny | |
| Eric Lalich | ... | Tip | |
| Kim Kliner | ... | Abby | |
| Frank Mugavero | ... | Party Host | |
| Kristina Hanson | ... | Lisa |
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On the Edge (USA) (working title)
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95 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Australia:R |
Canada:14A |
Iceland:16 |
Finland:(Banned) (1980) (theatrical release) |
Finland:(Banned) (1987) (video release) |
Finland:K-18 (2007) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:16 |
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Matt Dillon can be glimpsed wearing a wig as one of the kids trashing parked cars during the climactic riot.
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Continuity: After the library is trashed, a boy is shown standing on top of a police car. At first he's swinging a pair of nunchaks, but in the very next scene he's holding a crowbar.
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Referenced in Charlie Bartlett (2007)
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Hello There
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This was a teen movie that wasn't a 'teen' movie.
The best thing about this was how it showed that the parents imagined need to raise their kids in a sanitized environment can lead to mind-numbing boredom. Then to petty crime. Then to worse. But at the same time, the kids weren't made out to be these confused little angels either. You sympathized with them while knowing they needed to take responsibility.
Matt Dillion's debut is also his best film.
Most of the young actors were inexperienced. Some of them haven't been seen since. But they all still did a HELL of a job. Why isn't Michael Kramer better known? He was brilliant.
The one complaint I can come up with was some of the parents emotional overacting. Great film though.