Over the Edge
1979 · Movie · PG · 95 min · ★ 7.1 · 75% critics
In a sterile planned community with little for young people to do, a group of restless teens grows increasingly fed up with rules, policing, and adults who seem more focused on growth than guidance. As tensions rise and small acts of mischief escalate, the town’s fragile calm starts to crack.
Also known as MousePacks · On the Edge
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Details
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-05-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (138 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty, youth-vs-authority drama about boredom turning into rebellion in suburbia; Not for you if you dislike bleak teen behavior, drugs, and escalating chaos, like in River's Edge.
Pros: raw teen energy; strong social commentary; memorable rock soundtrack | Cons: repetitive middle stretch; uneven teen behavior; heavy-handed message
Themes
- rock 'n' roll
- police brutality
- police
- alcohol
- boredom
- 1970s
- lsd
- colorado
- drug scene
- coming of age
- bully
- teen angst
- +17 more
Cast & crew
Michael Eric Kramer
as Carl
Pamela Ludwig
as Cory
Matt Dillon
as Richie
Vincent Spano
as Mark
- TF
Tom Fergus
as Claude
Harry Northup
as Doberman
Andy Romano
as Fred Willat
- EG
Ellen Geer
as Sandra Willat
- RJ
Richard Jamison
as Cole
- JP
Julia Pomeroy
as Julia
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan