Lost Angels (1989)

A troubled youth from a split Los Angeles family is sent to a private psychiatric hospital after a violent scrape with the police. In the hospital, he makes a connection with one of the doctors who has his own problems.

Director:

Hugh Hudson

Writer:

Michael Weller

Stars:

Donald Sutherland, Adam Horovitz, Amy Locane

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

Storyline

A troubled youth from a split Los Angeles family is sent to a private psychiatric hospital after a violent scrape with the police. In the hospital, he makes a connection with one of the doctors who has his own problems.

---

Plot Keywords:

gang | suburbia | drugs | coming of age | anomie | 

---

Taglines:

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

---

Genres:

Drama

---

Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bukott angyalok

Filming Locations:

Camarillo, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$1,247,946 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The mental institution used was Camarillo State Hospital in Camarillo, CA, which was closed and converted to California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI).

---

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.

---

Connections

References RoboCop (1987)

---

Soundtracks

"The Night They Invented Champagne"
Written by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe

User Reviews

Michael Bolton!

All you really need to know about this movie is that its the first time I ever saw Michael Bolton in a movie. No, not the singer, but the character from Office Space. He plays a minor role as a wise ass in rehab named Carlo. He has some really funny lines and is a good example of the different kind of rebellious teens the 80's produced. You can see how we all became underachievers and slackers by watching this movie. It has a pretty good message about joint income families producing lazy, drug addicted, sex crazed, hyper active, non attentive kids. The movie isnt that great, but the insite into what was going on in the wake of Reaganomics is really important. Its a good capstone for movies like repo man, rad, thrashin, less than zero, and so on. Not that theres much in common here, but the genre is the same. This movie is pretty much an expanded after school special. But the gang and club scenes are great. Theres some decent dialogue and some 80's music. Its worth renting if your from this era, most younger wont get it, most older wont understand. 7 of 10*'s