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Over The Edge on DVD (1979)

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Average rating: 66%
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3.5
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Starring: Michael Kramer, Matt Dillon, Pamela Ludwig, Debbie James, Vincent Spano, Andy Romano
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Studio: SLAM DUNK MEDIA
Run time: 91 mins
Certificate: 18
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Released: 26/05/2008

Brief synopsis of Over The Edge

A brilliant commentary on the restlessness of America's youth. By trying to keep the 'fun' out of New Grenada, the parents are only adding fuel to the fire. When a misunderstanding causes the death of a mischievous, yet harmless, teenager, the students rebel, inciting a riot that the parents and authorities are unable to control. The screen debut of the then unknown Dillon, with a soundtrack (The Ramones, Cheap Trick) that adds even more energy and power to an already impassioned, tightly-woven script.

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Film Comment

[T]he film's staying power derives largely from the pared-down, anti-grown-up script by teen-psyche specialists Charlie Haas and Tim Hunter...

Time Out

New Granada: a typically neat and neighbourly new town for middle class families, offering all mod cons. Except, that... Read more on www.timeout.com

Rolling Stone

[I]t remains an essential depiction of the misanthropic war on American youth

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