Synopsis
In the town of “Hamlin,” Tom Wetherly (William Devane) presses his 12-year-old son Brad (Ross Harris) to keep up with him on their morning bicycle ride. Tom’s teenage daughter Mary Liz (Roxanne Zal) [...]
Entries from March 2008
Testament (1983)
March 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Ambiguous ending · Based on short story · End of the world · Mother/daughter relationship · Mother/son relationship
The Dead Zone (1983)
March 22nd, 2008 · 5 Comments
Synopsis
In a New England town, schoolteacher Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) takes his fellow faculty member and girlfriend Sarah Bracknell (Brooke Adams) to an amusement park after school. Johnny [...]
Tags: Based on novel · Crooked officer · Dreams and visions · End of the world · Psycho killer · Psychoanalysis
Wolfen (1981)
March 19th, 2008 · 7 Comments
Synopsis
After attending the groundbreaking of a real estate development he’s building in the impoverished South Bronx, industrialist Christopher Van Der Veer stops off with his [...]
Tags: Based on novel · Beasts and monsters · Forensic evidence · Interrogation · Murder mystery · Woman in jeopardy
Rumble Fish (1983)
March 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Synopsis
In the sun drenched sleepy streets of Tulsa, juvenile delinquent Rusty James (Matt Dillon) receives word that Biff Wilcox is looking for him. His trusted friend Midget (Larry Fishburne) notifies Rusty James of the time and place, “Tonight, under the arches, behind the pet store about ten o’clock.” [...]
Tags: Based on novel · Brother/brother relationship · Coming of age · Cult favorite · Drunk scene
