At Close Range (1986)
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 3
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 2
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Average Rating: 3.6/5
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Movie Info
True story of an aimless Pennsylvania teen who is drawn in to his father's life of crime. Powerful performances by all!
Apr 18, 1986 Wide
Dec 19, 2000
Orion Pictures Corporation
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Cast
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Sean Penn
Brad Whitewood Jr. -
Christopher Walken
Brad Whitewood Sr. -
Mary Stuart Masterson
Terry -
Chris Penn
Tommy Whitewood -
Millie Perkins
Julie Whitewood -
Eileen Ryan
Grandmother -
Candy Clark
Mary Sue -
Alan Autry
Ernie -
R.D. Call
Dickie Whitewood -
Tracey Walter
Patch -
J.C. Quinn
Boyd -
David Strathairn
Tony Pine -
Jake Dengel
Lester -
Crispin Glover
Lucas -
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Noelle Parker
Jill -
Stephen Geoffreys
Aggie -
Paul Herman
Salesman -
Anna Levine
Barroom Dancer -
Myke R. Mueller
2nd Car Salesman -
James Foley
Assistant District Atto... -
Doug Anderson
Marshall -
Terry Baker
Customer -
Terri Coulter
Barroom Dancer -
E.R. Davies
Detective Mosker -
Janie Draper
Stripper -
Marshall Fallwell Jr.
Bartender -
Gary Gober
District Attorney -
bonita Hall
Buxom Woman -
Charles Tatoo Jensen
Older Guy -
Bob McDivitt
Farmer with Shotgun -
Nancy Sherburne
Waitress -
Michael Edwards
1st Car Slaesman
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All Critics (19) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (3) | DVD (5)
General audiences will respond to the very strong performances of the two leads, especially Walken in one of his best roles.
Top CriticLess than intoxicating.
There's something bold about the film's wealth of imagery, but it also so overstates the material of the screenplay that it eventually annihilates both it and the story.
Penn and Walken [are] at the top of their forms in roles that give them a lot to work with.
Relentlessly grim, At Close Range offers a frightening glimpse at the dark side of American life and poses disturbing questions about family ties.
Engaging performances by Penn and Walken can't quite turn this brutal curio into something more substantial.
Brittle and rough; full of excellent performances, too.
Though beginning as a tale about alienated youth, the film quickly devolves into a melodrama of a son (Sean Penn) corrupted by his own father (Christopher Walken) in a valueless world.
A riveting film about murder, the father-son relationship gone bad and the high cost of rejecting the view that might makes right.
Christopher Walken's hair and bushy mustache almost make the maudlin At Close Range worth watching, but not quite.
One of the most underrated thrillers of it's time
"a dark jewel of a drama, with first-rate performances"
If you like your drama dark and your taste in acting favours the credible-looking but verbally challenged Sean Penn, then you'll likely find At Close Range an interesting movie choice.
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