Lost Angels (1989)

Director:

Hugh Hudson

Writer (WGA):

Michael Weller (written by)

Release Date:

5 May 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

When no one cares, it's hard to find your way back home.

Plot Keywords:

Rebellion | Teenager | Coming Of Age | Gang | Trust

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Donald Sutherland	...	Dr. Charles Loftis
Adam Horovitz	...	Tim 'Chino' Doolan
Amy Locane	...	Cheryl Anderson
Don Bloomfield	...	Andy 'Natas' Doolan
Celia Weston	...	Felicia Doolan Marks
Graham Beckel	...	Richard Doolan
Patricia Richardson	...	Cheryl's Mother
Ron Frazier	...	Barton Marks
Joe D'Angerio	...	Sweeney
William O'Leary	...	Link
Kevin Corrigan	...	Gata
Gary Riley	...	Spooky
Mick Cunningham	...	D.A.B. Kid (as Michael Cunningham)
Leonard Porter Salazar	...	Paco
Jonathan Del Arco	...	Angel

Also Known As:

The Road Home (Europe: English title)

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-14 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Quotes:

Dr. Charles Loftis: We used to say it took a year. Remember? A year to put a kid right. Sure, that just happened to be what the insurance covered. But now they cut it back to two, three months, and presto! we cure them in two or three months.

Movie Connections:

References RoboCop (1987)

Beastie Boy Ad Rock puts on a surprisingly good performance

I only watched this movie because Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys was in this movie. What I found is a very realistic (until the end) movie about suburban teenage angst. Horovitz plays the lead, who ends up getting institutionalized because his parents are too busy. Horovitz surprised me by his acting skills as his anger was shown strongly. He is in need of fitting in, and that's where his step-brother comes in and influences him to get out of the institution and wreak havoc with him. His love interest is institutionalized too, but when she is free, she is stuck at home drugged out, with her mom not caring for her. Donald Sutherland plays the institution's only caring person. He says "Yeah, they care. They care for a couple hours because they're paid to care." That's another conflict in this movie is his caring for his patients, but it strains his relationship with his real family. This movie is very strong, and shows the pain of being a rich teen in suburban L.A. with no support of the family. I just feel the ending was a cheap cop out to a very good movie.