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Actors: Matt Dillon, Michael Kramer, Vincent Spano, Pamela Ludwig, Andy Romano, Kim Kliner
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Over The Edge |
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Despite its WASP, middle class residents and outward illusion of tranquility, life in New Grenada is awful for the disaffected youth who live there. Carl Willat (Kramer) finds trouble when he falls in with the wrong kids, namely Richie (Dillon), Abby (Kliner), Cory (Ludwig), and Claude (Fergus). Their parents don't understand them or give them much attention, so the teens act out their frustrations. Carl's father Fred (Romano) is particularly clueless to his son's needs and resulting anger. Carl and Richie are mistakenly accused of shooting off a pellet gun, as it turns out that it was Mark (Spano) and another delinquent. The boys remain silent about the true culprits identity.
The community decides to close down the youth recreation building in an effort to discourage the kids from loitering as out of town investors are coming for a visit. When one of the boys is shot and killed by an overzealous police officer the town holds a meeting at the high school to discuss the growing problems of juvenile vandalism and violence and find they are divided over the issues. The teens lock the adults of the town in the school and set about destroying cars, businesses, the school, and other flammable things. The kids are caught and punished.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Over The Edge |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- committing crimes
Age group
- trouble in high school
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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