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Where the Day Takes You

  • 19921992
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  • 1h 45m
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6.5/10
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Where the Day Takes You (1992)
King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The leader of a group of runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg.
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King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The leader of a group of runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J ... Read allKing is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The leader of a group of runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg.King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The leader of a group of runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg.
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3.7K
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    • Marc Rocco
    • Michael Hitchcock
    • Kurt Voss
    • Marc Rocco
  • Stars
    • Dermot Mulroney
    • Robert Knepper
    • Laura San Giacomo
    • Marc Rocco
    • Michael Hitchcock
    • Kurt Voss
    • Marc Rocco
  • Stars
    • Dermot Mulroney
    • Robert Knepper
    • Laura San Giacomo
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    • 40User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    Will Smith and Dermot Mulroney in Where the Day Takes You (1992)
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    Alyssa Milano in Where the Day Takes You (1992)
    Dermot Mulroney and Lara Flynn Boyle in Where the Day Takes You (1992)
    Will Smith, Sean Astin, Ricki Lake, and James Le Gros in Where the Day Takes You (1992)
    Balthazar Getty in Where the Day Takes You (1992)

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    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • King
    Robert Knepper
    Robert Knepper
    • Rock Singer
    Laura San Giacomo
    Laura San Giacomo
    • The Interviewer
    Sean Astin
    Sean Astin
    • Greg
    Balthazar Getty
    Balthazar Getty
    • Little J
    Will Smith
    Will Smith
    • Manny
    James Le Gros
    James Le Gros
    • Crasher
    • (as James LeGros)
    Ricki Lake
    Ricki Lake
    • Brenda
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    • Heather
    Peter Dobson
    Peter Dobson
    • Tommy Ray
    Kyle MacLachlan
    Kyle MacLachlan
    • Ted
    Nancy McKeon
    Nancy McKeon
    • Vikki
    Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
    • Officer Black
    Rachel Ticotin
    Rachel Ticotin
    • Officer Landers
    Alyssa Milano
    Alyssa Milano
    • Kimmy
    Debbie James
    • Mrs. Burtis
    David Arquette
    David Arquette
    • Rob
    Leo Rossi
    Leo Rossi
    • Mr. Burtis
      • Marc Rocco
      • Michael Hitchcock
      • Kurt Voss
      • Marc Rocco
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    • Trivia
      Will Smith's film debut.
    • Quotes

      Heather: Brenda said that you killed your girlfriend.

      King: Yeah, well Brenda says a lot of things. And I believe about... none of them.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Sneakers/Where the Day Takes You/Husbands and Wives/Wind/Swoon (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      For What It's Worth
      Written by Stephen Stills

      Published by Cotillon Music, Inc., Ten East Music

      Springalo Toones & Richie Furay Music

      Performed by Buffalo Springfield

      Courtesy of Atco/East-West Records America

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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    It gets me every time....
    I first saw this movie at a friends house when I was 14 or 15. I was crying like a baby at the end of it, and have seen it maybe 50 times since, and last year I finally found a copy of it that I could buy. Not the most well-known movie, despite it's famous and brilliant cast. Storyline goes as follows; A group of homeless kids on the streets of LA, lead by the young man King (Dermot Mulroney) struggles with drugs, cops, love, life, each other and themselves. The movie starts as King is being released from jail after serving three months for 'assault with a deadly weapon'. When he hits the streets again, his 'family' as he calls them has become a broken one. He is slowly trying to piece it back together. Heather (Lara Flynn Boyle) is the new comer to the group, and King takes a liking to her. Greg (Sean Astin) has delved into drugs, Little J (Balthazar Getty) is trying to deal with aggression and growing up. But with all the temptations around to make a quick buck, how to survive on the streets, parents who call the police on you, and the ultimately a murder it's hard to stay together as a family. A love story about all the things you want and need, but is hard to make happen in an impossible world.

    Mentions also to Will Smith, Ricki Lake, James LeGros,Laura San Giacomo, Kyle McLachlan and Alyssa Milano. A story that could easily be a true one, considering how many homeless kids there are on our streets. Never patronising, never indulgent, never moral, but brilliantly written, directed, casted, acted and the soundtrack leaves you yearning for Melissa Etheridge and Buffalo Springfield. A 10/10 for me and I agree that it should be released on DVD and re-released as a whole for a new audience. Beautiful, beautiful... 'Just go where the day takes you.....'
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    • Jul 26, 2004

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 1992 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cinetel Films
      • John Cornett & Doc Productions
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
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