Dangerously Close (1986)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writers:

Scott Fields (writer)
Marty Ross (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

At Vista High there's a thin line between being cool and getting caught.

Plot:

Rebel without a cause or a clue at an elite but uptight college discovers some of his classmates have...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Neo Noir | Gang | Beating | Beautiful Woman

Cast

John Stockwell	...	Randy McDevitt
J. Eddie Peck	...	Danny Lennox
Carey Lowell	...	Julie
Bradford Bancroft	...	Krooger Raines
Don Michael Paul	...	Ripper
Thom Mathews	...	Brian Rigletti
Gerard Christopher	...	Lang Bridges
Madison Mason	...	Corrigan
Anthony De Longis	...	Smith Raddock
Carmen Argenziano	...	Molly
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Leon Biggs
Dedee Pfeiffer	...	Nikki
Karen Witter	...	Betsy
Greg Finley	...	Morelli
Debra Berger	...	Ms. Hoffman

Also Known As:

Campus '86 (USA) (alternative title)
Choice Kill (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

95 min | Germany:88 min | Germany:90 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Norway:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Cannon Group

Quotes:

Krooger Raines: Deploy! Deploy!

Movie Connections:

Features The Delta Force (1986)

Soundtrack:

KISS OF DEATH

John Stockwell, Carey Lowell, and some others...

I wish I didn't have to write 10 lines for inclusion on IMDb, because there isn't too much to say about this movie EXCEPT that I really liked it at the time - it is a good example of mid-80's style - and the actors are very good, some have more recently become well known: John Stockwell is a noted Director now ("Blue Crush"), and he was 'Cougar' in "Top Gun" the same year, 1986. Carey Lowell, Mrs. Richard Gere, went on to "Law & Order" after a role in a bad James Bond movie. So why no DVD??? It was on VHS in the late 80's. One thing I do remember at the time, when Siskel & Ebert reviewed it they noted a strange homo-erotic overtone in many scenes (like in the school gym's locker room). Of course, you could say that about the Top Gun locker room scenes, also. But they had a point, and I think one reason this movie did stand out from the run-of-the-mill Drive In fare was that director Albert Pyun gave it some of these inexplicable, strange tones. And there was one TERRIFIC pun half-way into the movie, but you'll have to watch it to find out for yourself...