Reach the Rock

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Reach the Rock
Directed by William Ryan
Produced by John Hughes
Written by John Hughes
Starring William Sadler
Alessandro Nivola
Bruce Norris
Karen Sillas
Distributed by Gramercy Pictures
Release date(s) October 16, 1998 (USA)
Running time 100 mins.
Language English

Reach the Rock is a 1998 film directed by William Ryan.

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[edit] Plot

A small town troublemaker (Alessandro Nivola), directionless and alienated, ends up spending a night in a jail cell, where he and the police chief (William Sadler) engage in a battle of wills and wit.

The soundtrack featured a compilation of Chicago-based Post-Rock artists, among them Tortoise, The Sea and Cake and John McEntire. It was released on Hefty Records, a label owned and operated by John Hughes III, the son of Reach the Rock screenwriter John Hughes.

As with Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful and Sixteen Candles, the film gets its title from a song, by the band Havana 3am.

[edit] Release

After a brief theatrical run, the film was released on VHS, and played on cable television. It has yet to be released to DVD.

[edit] Cast

Actor Role
William Sadler Quinn
Alessandro Nivola Robin
Bruce Norris Ernie
Karen Sillas Donna
Norman Reedus Danny

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