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Over The Edge

Orion Pictures (1979)

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7.3

8,859

Crime | Drama

USA | English | Color | 01:35

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The music of Cheap Trick, The Cars, and The Ramones highlights this realistic tale of alienated suburban youth on the rampage. Dillon makes his screen debut in this updated, well-done "Rebel Without a Cause." Shelved for several years, the movie was finally released after Dillon made it big. Sleeper with excellent direction and dialogue.

Cast View all

	Michael Eric Kramer	Carl
	Pamela Ludwig	Cory
	Matt Dillon	Richie
	Vincent Spano	Mark
	Tom Fergus	Claude
	Harry Northup	Doberman
	Andy Romano	Fred Willat
	Ellen Geer	Sandra Willat
	Richard Jamison	Cole
	Julia Pomeroy	Julia
	Tiger Thompson	Johnny
	Eric Lalich	Tip
	Kim Kliner	Abby
	Frank Mugavero	Party Host
	Kristina Hanson	Lisa
	Diane Reilly	Marcy
	Jeff Fleury	Outlaw
	Lane Smith	Sloan
	Bill Whedbee	Johnson
	Molly McCarthy	Principal
	Gary Tessler	Science Teacher
	Polly Shaw	Art Teacher
	Mike Osborne	Lincoln
	Frank Bauer	Hays
	Susan von Till	PTA Officer

Crew View all

Director	Jonathan Kaplan
Writer	Charles S. Haas, Tim Hunter
Producer	Robert S. Bremson, Joe Kapp, George Litto
Musician	Sol Kaplan
Photography	Andrew Davis

Trailer

Edition details

Nr Discs	1
Subtitles	English

Personal

Owner	Jackmeats Flix
Location	Drama Partition 1
Purchased	Aug 22, 2020
Quantity	1
Seen	Mar 18, 2021
Index	2544
Added Date	Aug 22, 2020 10:33:13
Modified Date	Jun 12, 2025 11:54:38

Notes

My quick rating - 7.0/10. I had never seen this one, but this is a very well-made and acted story about a new suburb and what happens when the majority of its population is around 15 years old. The fact that it is based on a true story about teen rebellion is not surprising in the slightest, and I would expect the same thing would happen now, just as it did in 1979. Dillon does a really nice job as one of the main "punks" in this one, but all the kids were quite good.

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