Summary
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 81Audiences 70GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer88%
Metascore73
Audience score75%
Letterboxd · 40 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.8
User score6.8
Box office
2.4×its budget
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $5 M
Worldwide it earned $3 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for crime movies, −6 min on the typical 106
typical 106100Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 21 countries, rent or buy in 52 more
+11Released
1986
October 10, 1986
40 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
23 of 23
Crispin GloverLayne
Keanu ReevesMatt
Ione SkyeClarissa
Roxana ZalMaggie
Daniel RoebuckSamson
Dennis HopperFeck
Joshua John MillerTim
Tom BowerBennett
Danyi DeatsJamie
Constance ForslundMadeleine
Leo RossiJim
Phillip BrockMike
Josh RichmanTony
Jim MetzlerBurkewaite- TLTammy L. SmithKim
- YNYuzo NishiharaMoko
Taylor NegronChecker
Christopher PetersTom- RRRichard RichcreekKevin
- MOMaeve OdumStudent
- FDFrancis De L'Etanche du BoisAunto
- MHMichael HungerfordTony's Father
- JTJames TerryCop
Directing · 4
- Tim Hunter Director
- Rena Sternfeld-Allon Script Supervisor
- Richard Hawley First Assistant Director
- Nancy King Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Neal Jimenez Writer
Production · 12
- John Daly Executive Producer
- Derek Gibson Executive Producer
- Midge Sanford Producer
- Sarah Pillsbury Producer
- Carrie Frazier Casting
- David Streit Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Camera · 4
- Frederick Elmes Director of Photography
- Dave Rudd Second Assistant Camera
- Lex duPont First Assistant Camera
- Jane O'Neal Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Sonya Sones Editor
- Howard E. Smith Editor
- Charlotte Brändström Assistant Editor
Sound · 19
- Jürgen Knieper Original Music Composer
- Jay Boekelheide Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- David Franklin Bergad Apprentice Sound Editor
- Mark Adler Music Editor
- David Brownlow Production Sound Mixer
- Budd Carr Music Supervisor
Art · 4
- John Muto Production Design
- Anne H. Ahrens Set Decoration
- Kirk Corwin Property Master
- Lisa Dean Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Claudia Brown Costume Design
- Kenny Myers Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Bonita DeHaven Assistant Makeup Artist
- Leslie Wilshire Costume Supervisor
- Gábor Kernyaiszky Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Michael Katz Gaffer
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