A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
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| Directed by | William Richert |
| Produced by | Mel Klein Noel Marshall Russell Schwartz |
| Written by | William Richert (novel & screenplay) |
| Starring | River Phoenix Ann Magnuson Meredith Salenger Ione Skye |
| Music by | Bill Conti (US version) Elmer Bernstein (non US version) |
| Cinematography | John J. Connor |
| Editing by | Suzanne Fenn |
| Studio | Island Pictures |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | February 26, 1988 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $6,264,058 |
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon is a 1988 film about a high school graduate who must find out if he wants to go to business school at the request of his father or go his own way and get a full-time job. He shows he's rebellious throughout the film but eventually comes to understand what his parents want from him. The film stars River Phoenix, Ann Magnuson, Meredith Salenger, Matthew Perry and Ione Skye. It is based upon the novel Aren't You Even Gonna Kiss Me Goodbye? by William Richert, who also directed the film.
This film deviated considerably from the original director's cut, which is now available under the title Aren't You Even Gonna Kiss Me Goodbye?
It was filmed in 1986 and released in 1988.
Plot [edit]
Set in a wealthy Chicago suburb during the 1960s, middle-class Jimmy Reardon (River Phoenix) hangs out with his upper-class best friend, Fred Roberts (Matthew Perry), and sleeps with Fred's snobby girlfriend, Denise Hunter (Ione Skye). He spends his time writing poetry and drinking coffee while he decides what to do after high school. His parents won't help him pay for tuition unless he attends the same business college as his father did, but Jimmy doesn't want to follow that path. Instead, he focuses on coming up with enough money for a plane ticket to go to Hawaii with his wealthy yet chaste girlfriend, Lisa Bentwright (Meredith Salenger). On the night of a big party, Jimmy is given the task of driving home his mother's divorced friend, Joyce Fickett (Ann Magnuson), who conveniently seduces him. Since he is late picking up Lisa, she goes to the dance with the rich Matthew Hollander (Jason Court) instead. Jimmy then crashes the family car and shares an intimate rapprochement with his father (Paul Koslo) while becoming a hero.
Cast [edit]
- River Phoenix as Jimmy Reardon
- Ann Magnuson as Joyce Fickett
- Meredith Salenger as Lisa Bentwright
- Ione Skye as Denise Hunter
- Louanne Sirota as Suzie Middleberg
- Matthew Perry as Fred Roberts
- Paul Koslo as Al Reardon
- Jane Hallaren as Faye Reardon
- Jason Court as Mathew Hollander
- James Deuter as Mr. Spaulding
- Marji Banks as Emma Spaulding
- Margaret Moore as Mrs. Bentwright
- Anastasia Fielding as Elaine
- Kamie Harper as Rosie Reardon
- Johnny Galecki as Toby Reardon
- Alan Goldsher as Musician #2
External links [edit]
- A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon at the Internet Movie Database
- A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon at AllRovi
- A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon at Rotten Tomatoes
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