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Michael Hoffman (written by)
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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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Utterly depressing picture of small town life. more (9 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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Young Hearts
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102 min
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Referenced in "Game K N B: (2007-03-03)" (2007) more
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LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU more
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Kiefer Sutherland had a weird choice of roles in the early 80s, and quite a few times, he played wierd characters in often depressing movies. Promised Land is one of them.
The story of Promised Land focuses on some post-high school small town residents who, although they possessed some potential for greatness, their lives never seem to be going anywhere, or at least don't go the way they anticipate. Hancock (Jason Gedrick), who was the town's glorious athlete as a high school basketball player, now spends his days at a thankless job, doing street patrol as a cop. Both he and his girlfriend, Mary (Tracy Pollen) seem to young and rambunctious (at least Gedrick does) and always wanting more than their quick introduction into suburban, Middle class life.
Hancock's friend Danny (Sutherland) is his former high school classmate, a weak and quiet guy who returns to his depressing little town with his wild (and annoying) new wife, Bev (Meg Ryan), who seems to find her husband to be a suitable massicist target. Danny, too, is reminded of better times he may've had (he's not a dumb kid, either), and fears what lies ahead as the town elicits reminders of the ambitions he had, now lost. Of course, if you know movies like this, the story will show no silver lining.
If you like this movie, perhaps you might try searching out 1969, another early Sutherland title that is something along the same lines, but obviously, it is a period drama.