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A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada after the death of one of their own.A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada after the death of one of their own.A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada after the death of one of their own.
Michael Eric Kramer
- Carl
- (as Michael Kramer)
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- TriviaMatt Dillon didn't actually want or expect to be cast in the movie. He went to the audition just so he could skip school.
- GoofsAfter Marcy and Lisa tease Carl about his facial injuries, their mic packs are visible under their shirts as they turn to walk away.
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Brought back memories
I saw Over the Edge on a pay channel recently.
I was struck by how much it reminded me of my Jr High days in Central Texas in the late 70's. Some of the things that were strikingly similar my own experiences:
All very authentic. The only thing that broke the spell of realism was the somewhat stereotypical way the adults were portrayed, but I guess it was a necessary plot device.
One scene particularly brought back a memory that I hadn't thought about in some time. The kids are in the house under construction playing with the loaded gun. It accidentally goes off, and Carl pretends to have been hit.
In our town, one of the kids in the neighborhood accidentally shot in the head and killed another neighborhood kid with his father's pistol.
I was struck by how much it reminded me of my Jr High days in Central Texas in the late 70's. Some of the things that were strikingly similar my own experiences:
- the way the kids looked, dressed, and acted
- the landscape
- high school
- houses
- partially completed building sites
- basement parties
- the rec center (we had one in our town)
All very authentic. The only thing that broke the spell of realism was the somewhat stereotypical way the adults were portrayed, but I guess it was a necessary plot device.
One scene particularly brought back a memory that I hadn't thought about in some time. The kids are in the house under construction playing with the loaded gun. It accidentally goes off, and Carl pretends to have been hit.
In our town, one of the kids in the neighborhood accidentally shot in the head and killed another neighborhood kid with his father's pistol.
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