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Director:

Marisa Silver

Writers:

Jarre Fees (writer)
Larry Ketron (writer)
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Release Date:

22 April 1988 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance more

Tagline:

High school. Senior year. His suicide shattered their world. Their courage drove them to pick up the pieces. more

Plot:

When David Sinclair, a popular and talented high school student commits suicide, his best friend Chris... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

Actually a pretty decent movie more (33 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Pamela Gidley ... Kim
Alan Boyce ... David Sinclair
Michael Elgart ... Jake

Jennifer Rubin ... Lauren
Michelle Meyrink ... M.G.

Keanu Reeves ... Chris Townsend
Phil Diskin ... Security Guard
Lou Reed ... Himself
Garrett Lambert ... Producer
Richard Bradford ... Leo Verdell
Carolyn Tomei ... Chemistry Teacher

Ron Eckert ... Sailors Audition (as Ronald John Eckert)
Robert Hooven ... Sailors Audition
Nick Kosovich ... Sailors Audition
Sean Patrick McNerney ... Sailors Audition
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Additional Details

Runtime:

91 min | West Germany:88 min (video)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Chris: I egged your house once when I was a sophomore. I'm, like, apologizing.
Leo Verdell: I'm like, accepting.
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Soundtrack:

All day and all of the night more


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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Actually a pretty decent movie, 29 May 2004
7/10
Author: ladylynch

Well . . .this was a complete fluke for me. I was at K-Mart with a friend, and I saw this for $3.49. I figured you could hardly rent a movie for that, and the plot interested me. Having lost a friend to suicide myself, I found the movie to be very honest and real in its emotion and messages. While some of the acting was pretty B-grade, it wasn't that bad considering the obviously low budget. AND I'm shocked to say Keanu Reeves wasn't at all bad--in fact, he was quite good (and I'm not a fan)! Overall, I'd definitely recommend this movie and say it was well worth the money I paid--in fact, I'd have paid more. I'm really pleasantly surprised (for once) and glad I got the movie.

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