Over the Edge
1979 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
New Grenada is a planned community set in the desert where there is nothing for the kids to do, save for a rec center - which closes at 6 PM. The parents, in their zeal to attract industry to their town, have all but neglected their children. As a result, the kids begin to create their own entertainment, which involves vandalism, theft, and general hooliganism. During an incident when one of the kids brandishes an unloaded gun at town cop Ed Doberman, he is shot and killed. When the parents gather the next night to discuss the killing and the level of lawlessness among the youth, they soon find out that their kids have had all they can take.
Direction Jonathan Kaplan
Cast Matt Dillon · Michael Erik Kramer · Pamela Ludwig · Vincent Spano · Tom Fergus · Harry Northup · Andy Romano · Ellen Geer · Richard Jamison · Julia Pomeroy · Tiger Thompson
Soundtrack Sol Kaplan
Screenplay Charlie Haas · Tim Hunter
Cinematography Andrew Davis
Original title Over the Edge
6.2
349 votes (FilmAffinity)
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