Over the Edge

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Over the Edge

PG,

1979,

1h 35m,

Drama

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With only a recreation center to distract them, most of the teenagers in the drab planned community of New Granada have turned to drugs and delinquency. Carl (Michael Kramer), the son of a town councilman, is an exception, but he can't seem to help falling in with a charismatic and troubled classmate, Richie (Matt Dillon). Soon after, a trigger-happy sheriff (Harry Northrup) shoots Richie, and sole witness Carl has to go on the run, eventually inciting a dramatic teenage riot.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Jun 1, 2021

This allegory of an America ever under construction examines, in a nuanced, even-handed manner, the money-obsessed mindset of adults, parents and entrenched authorities no less than the hostile recalcitrance of errant youth on their road to nowhere.

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Bruce McCabe

Boston Globe

Apr 28, 2018

Jonathan Kaplan's Over the Edge is a sensitive and deceptively shocking portrait of middle-class decadence and alienation set against an impersonal, dehumanized, futuristic Sunbelt society.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Jan 26, 2006

Script, photography and performances (including Dillon before he decided to become a teenage Stallone) are all top notch, while Kaplan directs with pace, imagination, and a fine ear for dialogue and music.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Jul 20, 2026

3/5

Dillon makes his movie debut in this rebellious but bleak drama inspired by a 1973 newspaper article about a real-life California town.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 24, 2024

3/4

Despite the sympathetic slant toward the kids, this isn’t a simplistic “us vs. them” screed.

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Larry Vitacco

Philadelphia Gay News

May 27, 2020

1/4

This genre has spawned more unmemorable films than quality ones; sadly, Over the Edge falls into the former category.

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Poe R

Apr 7, 2019

i swear matt dillon makes every movie watchable, i loved this one. great teen drama. apparently this is "based" from a true story? really loved it.

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Jan 13, 2019

90% approval?? Are you kidding? This is a masterwork! You just can't trust the consensus. I implore everyone to see these teenage rebellion classic- it's the Citizen Kane of juvenile delinquent films!

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Anakin R

Nov 4, 2018

A KID WHO TELLS ON ANOTHER KID IS A DEAD KID this movie shaped my life. i saw it when i was twelve and it was running late night on hbo. as soon as i saw the two kids o the bridge with a bb gun, i knew i was in love. i watched this movie about seven times in that moth alone. i was all over it. my (very cool) dad bought me a poster off eBay and it still hangs in my place. i can quote this movie at the drop of a hat, and richie's motto runs through my head daily. this movie cuts through all the bullshit in my life, and shows us what we all wish we'd done to our schools and our parents and our city government when we were kids.

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Hagrid R

Jul 15, 2018

The kids are all right?

Abraham S

Apr 3, 2017

On the movie commentary Kurt Cobain says this movie is about real estate prices. He was right. The parents were more worried about that than their kids and so the kids decide to do something about it.

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Synopsis

With only a recreation center to distract them, most of the teenagers in the drab planned community of New Granada have turned to drugs and delinquency. Carl (Michael Kramer), the son of a town councilman, is an exception, but he can't seem to help falling in with a charismatic and troubled classmate, Richie (Matt Dillon). Soon after, a trigger-happy sheriff (Harry Northrup) shoots Richie, and sole witness Carl has to go on the run, eventually inciting a dramatic teenage riot.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Producer: George Litto
Screenwriter: Charles S. Haas, Tim Hunter
Production Co: Orion Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Runtime: 1h 35m

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