Over the Edge | Matt Dillon, Tom Fergus

Over the Edge | Matt Dillon, Tom Fergus | Nothing like it.

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Over the Edge

	Over the Edge Matt Dillon, Tom Fergus Tapeworm, 2001 average customer review:based on 102 reviews
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highly recommended

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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The youth gone wild

This is one of my favorite films of all time. WHy? Because I first saw it when I was 13 and I totally related to it. I don't mean the destruction at the end of the film, but at least, the desire for destruction of my school, parent's friends' properties etc..

This film is honest and non-politically correct and explores the true and genuine feelings that emerge from a teen's mind. From the fixation with dating someone that seems out of reach, to doing mischief and just haging out. Music also plays a big part in a teen's life and the film's score is definitely genuine and reflective of the era.

What is interesting also, is it shows the different nuances and tendencies among those teens and unlike many other films, doesn't lump them all together. Rather, we have a wide range of differences and personalities and the message clearly communicates the path one can take based on choices and attitudes that start in those early years, for better or for worse.

The acting is also very genuine. The kids are basically themselves, and that's more than I can say for so many of these teeny bopper movies that merely reflect teh marketing interests of an ever out of touch Hollywood. It took me years to find this film, which only has bene released fairly recently. I am very grateful to finally have it in my collection and highly recommend it to everyone.

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Nothing like it.

The kids vs. the parents and cops. Completely over the top in ways they couldn't possibly do today. Brilliant and twisted. Children + ultra violence.

Great movie!

Great movie for teens. I saw it along time ago not long after it came out and loved it. So many kids can relate to things in this movie, which helps you make a connection and pulls you into the story. Parents trying to deal with restless youth and kids trying to deal with school and parents. It's timeless....

Brings back memories

Good flick; has some flaws (like why exactly is Richie running from the cops?). I remember the soundtrack; I think this movie helped Van Halen get noticed. I love it when you see all the kids with combs in their back pockets: hysterical. I forgot all about that.

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It gets the era right....

I was a little older (but not much) than these kids in 1979 and it's as good a movie as you can find at depicting the era properly. The clothes, hairstyles, music, etc., are all VERY 1979. Fortunately, my circle of friends wasn't quite as extreme as these kids but they also weren't a lot different. Sheesh....how'd I end up in my mid-40s?

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