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18 April 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
Like father. Like son. Like hell.Plot:
A boy and his friends seek to join a mid-atlantic gang led by the boy's estranged father, unaware that... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Sean Penn to be Honored at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (From Manny the Movie Guy. 26 December 2008, 9:21 AM, PST)
Chris Penn: 1965-2006
(From IMDb News. 25 January 2006)
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This one remains in my essentials collection. more (64 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Penn | ... | Brad Whitewood Jr. | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Brad Whitewood Sr. | |
| Mary Stuart Masterson | ... | Terry | |
| Chris Penn | ... | Tommy Whitewood (as Christopher Penn) | |
| Millie Perkins | ... | Julie | |
| Eileen Ryan | ... | Grandma | |
| Tracey Walter | ... | Uncle Patch Whitewood | |
| R.D. Call | ... | Dickie | |
| David Strathairn | ... | Tony Pine | |
| J.C. Quinn | ... | Boyd | |
| Candy Clark | ... | Mary Sue | |
| Jake Dengel | ... | Lester | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | ... | Tim | |
| Stephen Geoffreys | ... | Aggie | |
| Crispin Glover | ... | Lucas |
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111 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #27933) | Australia:R | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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Screenwriter Nicholas Kazan originally wrote in the script a scene in which after Brad Sr. and Brad Jr. "do laundry", Brad Sr. takes little Brad to a whorehouse. The scene was not filmed due to "reasons beyond his control". moreGoofs:
Miscellaneous: After Brad Jr. fires off several rounds around his father, he shoves the end of the handgun's barrel right into his father's face. The heat from the rounds that were just fired seconds before should have been enough to burn his father's face, yet Brad Sr. doesn't flinch, and when Brad. Jr. pulls the gun back from his father's face, there is no evidence of a burn. moreQuotes:
Brad Whitewood Sr.: How old are you anyway?Brad Whitewood Jr.: Old enough.
Brad Whitewood Sr.: Damn!
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Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nick Kazan (2006) (V) moreSoundtrack:
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This movie is an old favorite. I think this is the one work by Sean Penn that became the pivotal interest in him for me. He was, as usual in anything he does, absolutely convincing. Same for Christopher Walken. The casting was perfect, the scenery and soundtrack done beautifully. I've been recommending this one to friends for ages.