Main Cast: Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, Kim Delaney, Jill Schoelen, Barbara Babcock
Release Year: 1985
Country: US
Run Time: 102 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Emilio Estevez adapted S.E. Hinton's teen coming-of-age novel for the screen in this film adaptation directed by Christopher Cain. Estevez also takes the lead role of Mark Jennings, a troubled teenager who has been living with his best friend Byron Douglas (Craig Sheffer) and his mother (Barbara Babcock) ever since his father went to prison for murdering his mother. Byron is like a brother to Mark and the two grow very close. But as the two best pals grow into young men in high school, Byron begins to think more seriously about life after high school. He also starts to spend more time away from Mark and with the more mature Cathy (Kim Delany). Jealous of Cathy and fearful of losing Byron, Mark becomes more and more erratic and rebellious. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Frank Howard - M&M Carlson; Frank McCarthy - Mr. Carlson; Larry B. Scott - Terry Jones; Morgan Freeman - Charlie Woods; Diane Dorsey - Mrs. Carlson; Matthew Dudley - Curly Shepard; Brooks Patterson Gardner - Tim Shepard; Paul Lane - Paul; Steven Pringle - Dirty Dave; Ramon Sheen - Mike Chambers; Robert Swan - Smitty; Sharon Thomas - Doctor; John O'Brien - Snob; Bob Swan - Smitty; David Miller; Tom Walsh - Police Officer
Credit
Gary R. Lindberg - Co-producer, Ann Wallace - Costume Designer, Christopher Cain - Director, Ken Johnson - Editor, Bill Cuomo - Composer (Music Score), Keith Olsen - Composer (Music Score), Terra Andrews - Makeup, Darcy Knight - Makeup, Chester Kaczenski - Production Designer, Juan Ruiz-Anchia - Cinematographer, John M. Ondov - Producer, Alan Belkin - Producer, Brandon K. Phillips - Producer, Victoria L. Hinton - Set Designer, William Lane - Stunts, S.E. Hinton - Screenwriter, Emilio Estevez - Screenwriter, S.E. Hinton - Book Author
Mark Jennings' (Emilio Estevez) only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When Bryon Douglas (Craig Sheffer) starts spending time with a new girlfriend (Kim Delaney), Mark begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.
