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Over the Edge (1979)

PG  |   |  Crime, Drama  |  7 July 1979 (Japan)
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Carl (Michael Kramer) and his friends, Ritchie (Matt Dillon), Claude (Tom Fergus), and Johnny (Tiger Thompson) are hanging out at The Rec... See full synopsis »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Carl (as Michael Kramer)
Pamela Ludwig ...
Cory
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Mark
Tom Fergus ...
Claude
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Doberman
Andy Romano ...
Fred Willat
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Sandra Willat
Richard Jamison ...
Cole
Julia Pomeroy ...
Julia
Tiger Thompson ...
Johnny
Eric Lalich ...
Tip
Kim Kliner ...
Abby
Frank Mugavero ...
Party Host
Kristina Hanson ...
Lisa
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Carl (Michael Kramer) and his friends, Ritchie (Matt Dillon), Claude (Tom Fergus), and Johnny (Tiger Thompson) are hanging out at The Rec... See full synopsis »

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Nobody listened. Nobody cared. Until the night they went "Over the Edge" See more »

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Crime | Drama

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7 July 1979 (Japan)  »

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Matt Dillon did not want to miss out on the fun at the end of the movie when the kids revolted, so he is allow to appear briefly in the riot scene. See more »

Goofs

(at around 4 mins) When Cory leaves the unfinished house early in the morning after spending the night with Carl, the sun is actually setting rather than rising. Aurora is east of the mountains, so to see the sun dropping behind the mountains, it is sunset, not sunrise. See more »

Quotes

Cole: Fred, your son and some of his friends are a part of this problem.
Fred Willat: My son and his friends are a part of this goddamn town!
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Soundtracks

All That You Dream
Written by Paul Barrere and Bill Payne
Performed by Little Feat
Courtesy of Warner Brothers Records
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15 October 2006 | by (Tokyo, Japan) – See all my reviews

This was a teen movie that wasn't a 'teen' movie.

The best thing about this was how it showed that the parents imagined need to raise their kids in a sanitized environment can lead to mind-numbing boredom. Then to petty crime. Then to worse. But at the same time, the kids weren't made out to be these confused little angels either. You sympathized with them while knowing they needed to take responsibility.

Matt Dillion's debut is also his best film.

Most of the young actors were inexperienced. Some of them haven't been seen since. But they all still did a HELL of a job. Why isn't Michael Kramer better known? He was brilliant.

The one complaint I can come up with was some of the parents emotional overacting. Great film though.


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