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That Was Then... This Is Now

  • 19851985
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
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6.1/10
2.5K
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That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
Two juvenile delinquents find themselves growing apart, for one is growing up, and the other is staying young and reckless.
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Two juvenile delinquents find themselves growing apart, for one is growing up, and the other is staying young and reckless.Two juvenile delinquents find themselves growing apart, for one is growing up, and the other is staying young and reckless.Two juvenile delinquents find themselves growing apart, for one is growing up, and the other is staying young and reckless.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Christopher Cain
  • Writers
    • S.E. Hinton(novel)
    • Emilio Estevez(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Emilio Estevez
    • Craig Sheffer
    • Larry B. Scott
Top credits
  • Director
    • Christopher Cain
  • Writers
    • S.E. Hinton(novel)
    • Emilio Estevez(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Emilio Estevez
    • Craig Sheffer
    • Larry B. Scott
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
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  • Videos1

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    Trailer 1:48
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    Morgan Freeman in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Jill Schoelen in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Emilio Estevez and Craig Sheffer in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Emilio Estevez, Kim Delaney, and Craig Sheffer in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Emilio Estevez in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Emilio Estevez, Kim Delaney, Craig Sheffer, Frank Howard, Jill Schoelen, and Larry B. Scott in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, and Christopher Cain in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Emilio Estevez and Craig Sheffer in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Emilio Estevez in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Frank Howard in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Craig Sheffer in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
    Craig Sheffer in That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)

    Top cast

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    Emilio Estevez
    Emilio Estevez
    • Mark Jennings
    Craig Sheffer
    Craig Sheffer
    • Bryon Douglas
    Larry B. Scott
    Larry B. Scott
    • Terry Jones
    Matthew Dudley
    • Curly Shepard
    Jill Schoelen
    Jill Schoelen
    • Angela Shepard
    Kim Delaney
    Kim Delaney
    • Cathy Carlson
    Barbara Babcock
    Barbara Babcock
    • Mrs. Douglas
    Frank Howard
    Frank Howard
    • M & M Carlson
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Charlie Woods
    Francis X. McCarthy
    Francis X. McCarthy
    • Mr. Carlson
    • (as Frank McCarthy)
    Diane Dorsey
    • Mrs. Carlson
    Ramon Estevez
    Ramon Estevez
    • Mike Chambers
    • (as Ramon Sheen)
    David Miller
    • Punk
    Steven Pringle
    • Dirty Dave
    Robert Swan
    Robert Swan
    • Smitty
    • (as Bob Swan)
    John O'Brien
    • Snob
    Paul M. Lane
    Paul M. Lane
    • Paul
    • (as Paul Lane)
    Brooks Gardner
    Brooks Gardner
    • Tim Shepard
    • Director
      • Christopher Cain
    • Writers
      • S.E. Hinton(novel)
      • Emilio Estevez(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Emilio Estevez's original script followed the book's ending more closely. Paramount Pictures executives forced Estevez to re-write the ending to be more "optimistic" and "realistic".
    • Goofs
      In just about every scene where a bus is involved, it's bus #461.
    • Quotes

      Mark Jennings: Let's move out... Teabag!

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Children of Times Square (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Born Alone
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    User reviews32

    Review
    Top review
    "The movie was okay, but the book was better"
    In English class, we read S.E. Hinton's saga of teenage angst. The students were enthralled with the story. While the setting was from years past, the ethical questions raised and the teenage situations were quite apropos. The story generated a great deal of quality discussion in class...education at it's finest.

    The movie, however, was a bit of a disappointment for us. Taken by itself, it was a fine example of 80's brat-packish fluff. It was formulamatic, but entertaining. One could hardly say that the movie was based on the book, though. Bryon's personal growth journey and coming of age, so well illustrated in the novel, was sacrificed to car chases and Hollywood's penchant for tidy endings, in the movie.

    While I would recommend both, I would caution that they are two separate stories, sharing the same character names. Perhaps there is the lesson: You cannot watch the movie to get out of reading the book! .
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • That Was Then This Is Now
    • Filming locations
      • Spanky's Saloon - 1066 7th St East - St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
    • Production companies
      • Media Ventures
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,630,068
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,502,780
      • Nov 10, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,630,068
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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