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Writer:
Michael Hoffman (written by)
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Release Date:
22 January 1988 (USA) more
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This gritty drama follows two high school acquaintances, Hancock, a basketball star, and Danny, a geek turned drifter... more | full synopsis
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3 nominations more
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Tragedy is often not well received more (9 total)

Cast

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Jason Gedrick ... Davey Hancock
Tracy Pollan ... Mary Daley

Kiefer Sutherland ... Danny 'Senator' Rivers

Meg Ryan ... Beverly 'Bev' Sykes

Googy Gress ... Baines
Deborah Richter ... Pammie
Oscar Rowland ... Mr. Rivers

Sandra Seacat ... Mrs. Rivers

Jay Underwood ... Circle K Clerk
Herta Ware ... Mrs. Higgins
Walt Logan Field ... High School Coach
Kelly Ausland ... Schroeder / Ashville Basketball Player #1
Todd Anderson ... Pat Rivers
Dave Valenza ... Glenn
Theron Read ... Harting
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Also Known As:
Young Hearts
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Runtime:
102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Referenced in "Game K N B: (2007-03-03)" (2007) more
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WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE more

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Tragedy is often not well received, 8 September 2000

I can't believe anyone referred to this as fluff;hate it, but no way is this fluff. It was almost creepy to me how this non-didactic near masterpiece captured a lot of what the 80's were about for most Americans by telling this seemingly simple tale of disaffected young people in some small burg in the Midwest. Of the four principles, two want to get out (only one can articulate to what, and she's hasn't convinced herself), one needs to stay because his only real defining moments were there, and the fourth is a near sociopathic drifter, who meets up with the clueless one who leave smallburg because he doesn't know what else to do. Even this character, Bev (Meg Ryan actually showing range instead of getting rich off Nora Ephron fluff she can walk thru), needs "home" in some way, and convinces clueless Danny to marry her (a great wedding scene; gives new meaning to the word "downscale") and take her to meet his folks. Former star HS athlete Hancock (Jason Gedrick), the one who couldn't leave, has become a cop and is trying to convince ex HS sweetheart Mary (Tracy Pollan) to come back and stay, and she IS conflicted, but ultimately knows she has to get away. It sounds somewhat pedestrian, but it's played to expose more than human frailty, but how we can destroy ourselves and others without ill will. It also, probably unconsciously, shows us a piece of the majority of USA that wasn't getting rich in the 80's, and in fact was struggling with diminished expectations and an increasing gap between the haves and have nots. Tom Wolfe gave us the smarmy pseudo-satire "Bonfires of the Vanities", Michael Hoffman got us a peek at what was and, to some extent, what was to be. The slowly spiralling paths of the characters in Promised Land eventually collide with tragic results. There is no salvation or redemption.-- The End Oh, you want to see Meg Ryan take another chance and come up winners, check out "Hurlyburly" and her small but memorable role in this actors' movie adapted from David Rabe's play.

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