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Over the Edge is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jonathan Kaplan released in USA on 2 november 1979 with Matt Dillon
Over the Edge (1980)
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Add to a movie listOver the Edge is a coming-of-age, crime drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and released in May 1979. The film, based on a newspaper article, had a limited theatrical release but has since achieved cult film status. It was Matt Dillon's film debut.
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The film follows a group of teenagers living in a fictional planned community called New Granada. It begins with Carl Willat (Michael Kramer) and his friends, Richie White (Matt Dillon), Claude Zachary (Tom Fergus), and Johnny (Tiger Thompson) hanging out at the rec, which is the only place in the community where young people can spend time and be supervised by rec counselor Julia (Julia Pomeroy).Actors
Matt Dillon
(Ritchie White)
Michael Eric Kramer
(Carl Willat (as Michael Kramer))
Harry Northup
(Sgt. Doberman)
Andy Romano
(Fred Willat)
Ellen Geer
(Sandra Willat)
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