Reach the Rock

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Reach the Rock

R

1998

1h 40m

Comedy

Drama

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Four years after dropping out of high school, rebellious Robin (Alessandro Nivola) is still trapped in his small Illinois town. Frustrated, Robin deliberately breaks the window of a hardware store and lands in jail. Vengeful cop Eddie (Bruce Norris), who blames Robin for his nephew's accidental death years earlier, leaves him under the supervision of Deputy Quinn (William Sadler), who's trying to get away long enough to see his girlfriend. But Robin keeps escaping, foiling Quinn's plans.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

1/4

It was produced and written by John Hughes, who should have donated his screenplay to a nearby day-care center for use by preschoolers in constructing paper chains.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

11/30/2023

4/5

…John Hughes’ secret sequel to The Breakfast Club…has the same energy, with percussive musical cues and moments of intense confrontation leavened by down-time and moody contemplation…

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

09/14/2005

2/5

Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

09/18/2002

3/5

Sensational performances. A Romantic, somewhat humourous tale.

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

07/27/2002

1/5

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

02/28/2002

A drama that probes the prejudices and divisiveness of a small community.

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camille l

04/18/2020

Reach the Rock est clairement le magnum opus de John Hughes. Tout ce qu'on a pu voir dans les 80s se retrouve ici, en beaucoup plus drôle, en beaucoup plus intéressant et en beaucoup plus ramassé. Reach the Rock n'est pas un grand film, tout comme John Hughes n'a jamais été un grand scénariste. Mais c'est un film plutôt drôle, parfois émouvant, beaucoup trop long pour son propre bien mais William Sadler et Alessandro Nivola sont très bons. Aussi répétitif qu'il soit, Reach the Rock n'est ni désagréable, ni ennuyeux, ni détestable, ni raciste. Beaucoup d'épithètes qu'on pourrait qualifier John Hughes de. Sympathique surprise.

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03/20/2015

Well intentioned, but slow and uninteresting.

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08/07/2014

Good underated relax type of movie good soundtrack

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01/07/2014

I couldn't stop laughing at the clever character Robin. He had the 2 cops in Shermer so confused with his sneaky antics & witty comments. Several lessons were learned here.

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09/04/2009

Partially funny in the upper half. Were they trying to make Alessandro Nivola the 2nd Jimmy Dean then? Well, not really.

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09/04/2006

I really liked this film, it's well written, very amusing as well as touching. It has a good feel for small town life, the characters are quite well developed and Alessandro Nivola is excellent in the lead role. Great story, thoroughly enjoyable.

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Bill Ryan

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William Sadler

Quinn

Alessandro Nivola

Robin

Bruce Norris

Ernie

Karen Sillas

Donna

Brooke Langton

Lise

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Synopsis

Four years after dropping out of high school, rebellious Robin (Alessandro Nivola) is still trapped in his small Illinois town. Frustrated, Robin deliberately breaks the window of a hardware store and lands in jail. Vengeful cop Eddie (Bruce Norris), who blames Robin for his nephew's accidental death years earlier, leaves him under the supervision of Deputy Quinn (William Sadler), who's trying to get away long enough to see his girlfriend. But Robin keeps escaping, foiling Quinn's plans.

Director: Bill Ryan
Producer: John Hughes, Ricardo Mestres
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.0K
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround