At Close Range
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| Directed by | James Foley |
| Produced by | Don Guest Elliott Lewitt |
| Screenplay by | Nicholas Kazan |
| Story by | Elliott Lewitt Nicholas Kazan |
| Starring | Sean Penn Christopher Walken |
| Music by | Patrick Leonard |
| Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
| Editing by | Howard E. Smith |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures Corporation |
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| Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6,500,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $2,347,000 |
At Close Range is a 1986 crime drama film directed by James Foley. It stars Sean Penn and Christopher Walken, with Chris Penn, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Crispin Glover in supporting roles.
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Plot summary [edit]
Brad Whitewood, Sr. (Walken) is the leader of an organized crime family. One night, his estranged oldest son, Brad, Jr. (Sean Penn), contacts him after a fight with his mother's boyfriend. Eventually, he becomes involved with his father's criminal activities, and starts a gang with his half-brother, Tommy (Chris Penn). The boys attempt a daring heist, which results in their arrest. Their father believes that his sons will inform on him, so he rapes Brad's girlfriend, Terry (Masterson), as a warning.
The attack has the opposite effect as Brad, Jr. begins informing the authorities about his father's activities. Brad, Sr. feels his only recourse is to eliminate every witness that can connect him with his sons and their gang. He kills Tommy himself, but orders a hit against Brad, Jr. and Terry, who is killed. Brad, Jr. threatens his father with a gun, but decides that he wants Brad, Sr. to "die every day for the rest of his life," and instead testifies against him in court.
Cast [edit]
- Sean Penn as Bradford "Brad" Whitewood, Jr
- Christopher Walken as Bradford "Brad" Whitewood, Sr.
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Terry
- Chris Penn as Thomas "Tommy" Whitewood
- Millie Perkins as Julie
- Eileen Ryan as Grandma
- Tracey Walter as Uncle Patch Whitewood
- R. D. Call as Dickie
- David Strathairn as Tony Pine
- J. C. Quinn as Boyd
- Candy Clark as Mary Sue
- Jake Dengel as Lester
- Kiefer Sutherland as Tim
- Crispin Glover as Lucas
- Stephen Geoffreys as Aggie
- Alan Autry as Ernie
- Noelle Parker as Jill
Release [edit]
The film was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] It grossed a total of $2,347,000 at the North American box office during its theatrical run in 83 theaters.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Berlinale: 1986 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
External links [edit]
- At Close Range at the Internet Movie Database
- At Close Range at Rotten Tomatoes
- At Close Range at AllRovi
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