Since You've Been Gone (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

David Schwimmer

Writer (WGA):

Jeff Steinberg (written by)

Release Date:

18 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated...

Plot Keywords:

High School | Psychopath | Hooliganism | Institute | Class Reunion

Cast

Philip Rayburn Smith	...	Kevin MacEldowney
Joey Slotnick	...	Zane Levy
Joy Gregory	...	Mollie Rusk (as Joy E. Gregory)
Laura Eason	...	Electra Pollack
Heidi Stillman	...	Holly Petuto
Thom Cox	...	Clay Mellon
David Catlin	...	Duncan Sheperd
Teri Hatcher	...	Maria Goldstein
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Grace Williams
David Schwimmer	...	Robert S. Levitt
Tom Hodges	...	Pat Prince
Harry Lennix	...	Jordan Cardozo
David Downs	...	Front Desk Clerk
Tracy Walsh	...	Tiffany Winnie
Andrew White	...	Tyler Winnie

Also Known As:

Dogwater (USA) (working title)
Stepping in the Dogwater (USA) (working title)
Ten Years Later (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Quotes:

Grace Williams: Hi Kevin.
Kevin MacEldowney: [turns away from her] I know it was you. I still have a scar on my back.
Grace Williams: What are you talking about?
Kevin MacEldowney: Senior year science class, you spilled that beaker of acid on purpose.
Grace Williams: Oh, that. That hurt?

High School (ugh!)

This movie struck my adolescent home... and hard! The story line is rather brief in the drama department, mostly consisting of characterization "sketches" held together by the 10th reunion event. But I must declare, these vignettes were very much as I remember the angst of high school socializations. Every now and then I desire to watch this movie and usually end up watching it 2 or 3 times in one session. I think a good many people who have seen this movie dislike it because of the accurate recollections of those painful, "glory lost" or awkward years in high school. David Schwimmer's character as the class president reminds me of the social strata that necessitated the need to endure extreme torment. The trivial yet paradoxically significant feud between doctors McEldowney and Prince poignantly points out those events which act as a great social forge in our personal developments. There are so many personalities represented in this movie, and these personalities are highly representative of my friend's and my own high school years. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who can look back into their personal past and laugh at those formative semi-adult years in life.