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That Was Then... This Is Now

Play trailer Poster for That Was Then... This Is Now R,  1985,  1h 42m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 0% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 59% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
0% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 59% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A troubled young man, Mark Jennings (Emilio Estevez) has always looked up to his older friend, Bryon Douglas (Craig Sheffer). But when Bryon starts dating Cathy Carlson (Kim Delaney), Mark gets jealous, begins acting out and gets into dealing drugs. After the friends' mentor, Charlie Woods (Morgan Freeman), suddenly dies and Cathy's brother (Frank Howard) goes missing, Bryon suspects Mark is involved. As the case unravels, their friendship is put to the test.

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Michael Shmith The Age (Australia) Apr 17, 2026
The trouble with That Was Then... This is Now is that it lacks point, purpose, and direction. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 19, 2005
1/5
Caffeinated Clint Film Threat May 6, 2005
2/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Feb 5, 2005
2/5
Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Nov 23, 2004
1/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Aug 21, 2004
2/5
A morose melodrama about adolescent experiences. Go to Full Review
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Leia R Jan 4, 2018 AMAZING MOVIE! Great 80s movie.
Hagrid S Sep 13, 2014 Drivvvvvvvvvveeeeeellllllll.
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Cast & Crew

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Christopher Cain

Director

Emilio Estevez

Mark Jennings

Craig Sheffer

Bryon Douglas

Kim Delaney

Cathy Carlson

Barbara Babcock

Mrs. Douglas

Jill Schoelen

Angela Shepard

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That Was Then... This Is Now

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Movie Info

Synopsis A troubled young man, Mark Jennings (Emilio Estevez) has always looked up to his older friend, Bryon Douglas (Craig Sheffer). But when Bryon starts dating Cathy Carlson (Kim Delaney), Mark gets jealous, begins acting out and gets into dealing drugs. After the friends' mentor, Charlie Woods (Morgan Freeman), suddenly dies and Cathy's brother (Frank Howard) goes missing, Bryon suspects Mark is involved. As the case unravels, their friendship is put to the test.
Director
Christopher Cain
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 4, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.0M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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