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That Was Then... This Is Now

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A troubled young man, Mark Jennings (Emilio Estevez) has always looked up to his older friend, Bryon Douglas (Craig Sheffer). But when Bryon starts dating Cathy Carlson (Kim Delaney), Mark gets jealous, begins acting out and gets into dealing drugs. After the friends' mentor, Charlie Woods (Morgan Freeman), suddenly dies and Cathy's brother (Frank Howard) goes missing, Bryon suspects Mark is involved. As the case unravels, their friendship is put to the test.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jun 19, 2005 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Film Threat Rated: 2/5 May 6, 2005 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 2/5 Feb 5, 2005 Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Rated: 1/5 Nov 23, 2004 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice A morose melodrama about adolescent experiences. Rated: 2/5 Aug 21, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Ok adaptation better book. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/07/23 Full Review Audience Member A good adaptation of an S.E. Hinton novel with a screenplay by the film's star, Emilio Estevez. It's the story of two friends who grow apart when one begins dating a girl. Emilio Estevez is the bad seed and Craig Scheffer is his buddy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member AMAZING MOVIE! Great 80s movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member The story was okay, but a bit overdramatic. I have not read the book yet, but I hope it is better. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Good movie based off of a good book. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/08/14 Full Review Audience Member This movie has great actors. It's a subtle character study on teenagers based on the book by S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders, Rumblefish) and the screenplay adapted by Emilio Estevez. It's a movie where if you like it then you'll really love it and will probably watch it numerous times. More of a cult movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A troubled young man, Mark Jennings (Emilio Estevez) has always looked up to his older friend, Bryon Douglas (Craig Sheffer). But when Bryon starts dating Cathy Carlson (Kim Delaney), Mark gets jealous, begins acting out and gets into dealing drugs. After the friends' mentor, Charlie Woods (Morgan Freeman), suddenly dies and Cathy's brother (Frank Howard) goes missing, Bryon suspects Mark is involved. As the case unravels, their friendship is put to the test.
Director
Christopher Cain
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 4, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.0M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround