At Close Range
A teenage farm boy looking for excitement finds himself on a collision course with his smooth-talking gang leader father in this "powerfully disturbing (Newsweek) tale based on the story of real-life killer Bruce Johnston. OscarÂ(r) winner* Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking) and OscarÂ(r) winner** Christopher Walken (Pulp Fiction) star in this "hot, horrifying saga of an American criminal family" (Los Angeles Times)! Juvenile delinquent Brad Whitewood, Jr. (Penn) knows about petty theft, but he wants big moneyenough to blow the lid off his boring life, enough to get out of town and to find his ol' man (Walken). He wants to be like his dad, a big-time thief, who knows "the business." Seductive and sinister, Brad's father is full of toxic wisdom that makes his illicit life appear eerily sexy. But when Brad witnesses his father deliberately killing someone, he realizes he may not only be in over his head he may also lose it for good. *2003: Actor, Mystic River **1978: Supporting Actor, The Deer Hunter more
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-19-2009
- Fabulous Movie!
This is just one of the greatest movies ever made. Based on a true story, the writers and directors did a fabulous job showing the emotion and human struggles that comes with the nature of the truth. Christopher Walken and Sean Penn are...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-05-2008
- Excellent drama based on true story
This movie is a great one and of course the acting is superb. Sean Penn never lets you down! The fact that it is based on a true story makes it all the more gripping.
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-14-2008
- "Hands Down, A Winner"
"At Close Range" is a classic example of a movie in which all aspects of the filmmaker's art shine; if it isn't already, it should be required viewing for students in film schools. First of all, the Kazan script, which details the...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-30-2008
- "Is this the family gun, dad?" Hidden '80's Genre Gem
Somehow this movie vanished without a trace when in came out c.'86, but in my years as a video store clerk in that bygone epoch, whenever i recommended it to customers, they thanked me profusely. This slice of no-hope rural oedipal noir...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-19-2009
- Fabulous Movie!
This is just one of the greatest movies ever made. Based on a true story, the writers and directors did a fabulous job showing the emotion and human struggles that comes with the nature of the truth. Christopher Walken and Sean Penn are...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-23-2008
- dvd
was not to happy whit this item it as a copy and was all choped up alot of the seans were missing
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