Over the Edge
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
"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
Theatrical Trailer
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
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...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 02, 2008 Type: User Review |
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.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 05, 2008 Type: User Review |
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...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 04, 2008 Type: User Review |
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...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 27, 2008 Type: User Review |
THE BEST TEEN MOVIE OF THE 70'S!!!!!
This is the teen movie that I was looking for!!!! Made in the 70's, cool characters, cool dressing, cool dialoges, cool violence, sex, drugs and rock n' roll.
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5.00/5 |
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