Promised Land
1987 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
This gritty drama follows two high school acquaintances, Hancock, a basketball star, and Danny, a geek turned drifter, after they graduate. The first film commissioned by the Sundance Film Festival, it portrays the other half of the American dream, as Hancock and his cheerleader girlfriend Mary wander to a middle-class mediocrity out itself out of reach for Danny and his psychotic wife Bev.
Direction Michael Hoffman
Cast Kiefer Sutherland · Meg Ryan · Jason Gedrick · Tracy Pollan · Deborah Richter · Googy Gress · Oscar Rowland · Sandra Seacat · Jay Underwood · Herta Ware
Soundtrack James Newton Howard
Screenplay Michael Hoffman
Cinematography Alexander Gruszynski · Ueli Steiger
Original title Promised Land
Also known as Young Hearts
5.5
137 votes (FilmAffinity)
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