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Release Date:
8 May 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
The most controversial film you will see this year.Plot:
A high school slacker kills his girlfriend and shows off her dead body to their friends. However, the friends' reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Our Favorite Summers: 1987 (From Cinematical. 8 May 2009, 6:03 PM, PDT)
Cold Off The Presses: Ione Skye And Ben Lee Wed
(From Actress Archives. 11 January 2009, 7:37 PM, PST)
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Disturbing Creepy 80's apathy! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Crispin Glover | ... | Layne | |
| Keanu Reeves | ... | Matt | |
| Ione Skye | ... | Clarissa (as Ione Skye Leitch) | |
| Daniel Roebuck | ... | Samson 'John' Tollet | |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | Feck | |
| Joshua John Miller | ... | Tim (as Joshua Miller) | |
| Roxana Zal | ... | Maggie | |
| Josh Richman | ... | Tony | |
| Phil Brock | ... | Mike | |
| Tom Bower | ... | Bennett | |
| Constance Forslund | ... | Madeleine | |
| Leo Rossi | ... | Jim | |
| Jim Metzler | ... | Mr. Burkewaite | |
| Tammy Smith | ... | Kim | |
| Danyi Deats | ... | Jamie |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
99 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
StereoCertification:
New Zealand:R18 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-16 (video rating) (1988) | Australia:R | Canada:R (video rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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Although it is a work of fiction, the movie was inspired by the actual murder of Marcy Conrad, who was killed by her boyfriend Anthony Jacques Broussard in Milpitas, California in 1981. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the opening of the movie, the younger brother throws his sister's doll off a bridge. We see a completely different doll hit the water below. moreSoundtrack:
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This film is one of the best of 1986 with creepy, yet intriguing performances from Crispin Glover and Dennis Hopper! The Reagan years were pretty bleak for a lot of people, not just teenagers, but this flick really captured the desperation and despair. Well-directed with great script (apparently based on a true story), I don't really see any weaknesses in this. The opening shot was brilliant.
Keanu Reeves was decent for a change and Miss Skye was right on the money. Hopper had three other great performances that same year (Blue Velvet, Texas Chainsaw II, and Hoosiers). I imagine this has a cult following and I wonder how this picture would fare if it was re-released. Super stuff!