Over the Edge
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Actor: Ellen Geer, Jeff Fleury, Kristina Hanson (II), Matt Dillon, Tom FergusBrand: Warner Brothers
Primary Contributor: Matt Dillon
Primary Contributor: Michael Eric Kramer
Primary Contributor: Ludwig, Pamela
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-20
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Over the Edge
Movie Review: jonesing a late 70's fix?
Summary: 4 Stars
the movie certainly has appeal for the matt dillon fan. he stars as the doomed ritchie. what i liked most about the film (30 years after the fact) is the fairly accurate depiction of suburban life in the late 70's. the kids, the adults, the cops, the drugs, booze, sex and rock and roll are all spot on. anyone that tries to tell you that things were different is a liar. of course, we didn't completely trash a school and our parents cars (at least not all in one night) but you have to allow the filmmaker some leeway. it was a time of conflict and change. one can even see the seeds of the subprime crisis being planted. "who's going to want to pay 60 or 70 thousand dollars to live in a color coordinated slum?" (or words to that effect) is used as an argument for tightly controlling the youths of the community.
it's not the seventh seal, but certainly worth watching for anyone who lived in or is interested in the era.
Summary of Over the Edge
"Tomorrow's city...today" is how the planned suburban paradise of New Granada promotes itself, but something has been left out of the plans. No one is paying attention to the town's teens. Jonathan Kaplan directs this hot-blooded cult classic (a 1979 London Film Festival Outstanding Film Award winner) about kids left to discover their own values and coming up with enough drugs, booze and discontent to push everyone Over the Edge. Fourteen-year-old Matt Dillon makes his screen debut as the kids' charismatic, doomed leader Richie. The anthemic soundtrack by Van Halen, The Ramones, Cheap Trick and others provide the film's rock-n-roll heart.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary by Director Jonathan Kaplan, Screenwriters Charlie Haas and Tim Hunter and roducer George Litto
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Return to the pre-Internet days of 1979, when teens had KISS on their T-shirts and Led Zeppelin on their walls (wait, other than the high-waisted pants, that could be today). Richie (Matt Dillon in an electrifying debut) and Carl (Michael Kramer) are two such teens stuck in the planned community of New Granada (rural Colorado). Richie is a two-bit hood in Jackie Earle Haley (Bad News Bears) mode. Carl, his partner in mischief (breaking curfew, setting off firecrackers), comes from a more stable environment. Once a gun enters the picture, petty crime leads to tragedy and then apocalyptic revenge. Over the Edge gets the details right: the kids, the era, and their frustration with an uncomprehending adult world. At times, it almost feels like documentary, except for a few moments of high Kubrick-meets-Walter Hill drama, as when Carl gets jumped by a couple of hoods, including Vincent Spano (Baby It's You). Directed by Jonathan Kaplan (The Accused) and shot by Andrew Davis (The Fugitive), Over the Edge was unavailable for too long and deserves to find the same audience as other teen rebellion classics like co-writer Tim Hunter's River's Edge. The period-perfect soundtrack ups the ante with potent tracks from Cheap Trick, the Ramones, and the Cars. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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