Summary
David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school, his band is trying to get a recording session. Therefore, David's suicide leaves everyone, especially his best friend and bandmate, Chris, with a lot of questions.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 50Audiences 67GoodWatch 58
Box office
24%of its budget back
- Budget
- $8 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $8 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most dramas, −17 min on the typical 109
typical 10992Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 64 more
Released
1988
April 22, 1988
38 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for suicide themes, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Keanu ReevesChris Townsend
Alan BoyceDavid Sinclair
Michelle MeyrinkM.G.
Jennifer RubinLauren
Pamela GidleyKim
Barry CorbinJim Sinclair
Kathy BakerMartha Sinclair- MEMichael ElgartJake
- PDPhil DiskinSecurity Guard
Lou ReedHimself- GLGarrett LambertProducer
Richard BradfordLeo Verdell- CTCarolyn TomeiChemistry Teacher
- RERon EckertSailors Audition
- RHRobert HoovenSailors Audition
- NKNick KosovichSailors Audition
- SPSean Patrick McNerneySailors Audition
Directing · 1
- Marisa Silver Director
Writing · 3
- Larry Ketron Writer
- Jarre Fees Writer
- Alice Liddle Writer
Production · 4
- Marty Hornstein Executive Producer
- Frank Mancuso Jr. Producer
- Amanda Mackey Casting
- Eric Heffron Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Frederick Elmes Director of Photography
- Melinda Sue Gordon Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Robert Brown Editor
Sound · 19
- Joe Strummer Original Music Composer
- Dane A. Davis Supervising Sound Editor
- Kimberly Harris Supervising Sound Editor
- Richard Portman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jeff Rosen Dialogue Editor
- Paul M. Wagner Sound Editor
Art · 7
- Michel Levesque Production Design
- Lachlin Loud Set Designer
- Woody Crocker Set Decoration
- Robert J. Visciglia Sr. Property Master
- Rick Welden Construction Coordinator
- Steve Karatzas Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Tracy Tynan Costume Design
- Michelle Bühler Makeup Artist
Other crew · 8
- Don Pike Stunt Coordinator
- Rick Avery Stunts
- Gary Pike Stunts
- Diane Peterson Stunts
- Mark Edwards Stunts
- Dean W. Miller Special Effects
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