Summary
Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid routine.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+27)
Critics 15Audiences 42GoodWatch 30
Tomatometer15%
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings2.6/5
IMDb4.9
Audience score26%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 romances, −21 min on the typical 107
typical 10786Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 6 countries
Released
1996
May 10, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 25
Winona RyderPatty Vare
Lukas HaasJohn Baker Jr.
John C. ReillyOfficer Kellogg Curry
James Le GrosFenton Ray
Skeet UlrichBud Valentine
Wiley WigginsJohn Phillips
Catherine KeenerJilly
Jessica HarperMrs. John Baker
Chris CooperMr. John Baker
Maddie CormanLiz Curry
Spencer VroomanJohn Murphy
Charlie HofheimerJohn Cooke
Bill SageOfficer Bill Martone- VSVivienne ShubFrances
- RYRussell YoungJohn Van Slieder
Christopher PettietJon Heinz
David NewsomCurt
Matt MalloyBartender- MMMarty McDonoughTeacher
- ADAndy DavisJonathan Marco
- CGCheryl GoodeBeer Girl
Rob CarltonTom Vare- JRJohn ReevesPhil Rains, Esq.
- CMCarter McNeeseFloor Waxer
Directing · 1
- Stacy Cochran Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- James Salter Writer
Production · 6
- Ted Field Executive Producer
- Scott Kroopf Executive Producer
- Peter Frankfurt Producer
- Erica Huggins Producer
- Paul Feldsher Producer
- Todd M. Thaler Casting
Camera · 1
- Robert Elswit Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Camilla Toniolo Editor
Sound · 1
- Stewart Copeland Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Dan Bishop Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Lucy W. Corrigan Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- G.A. Aguilar Stunts
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