Just saw the 1979 film "Over the Edge" for the first time.

[Lex]

Interesting. They didn't release it in the theater but directly to HBO because of the subject matter/plot of the film.

Matt Dillon's screen debut, and I guess one of Kurt Cobain's favorite films (inspiration for "Smells Like Teen Spirit).

Ever seen it?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079688/

[Poiuyt]

1. I remember that movie

I thought it was going to be a lousy teen flick, but it was really good. A lot of raw energy that wasn't expected.

[Lex]

2. It has a pretty big cult following apparently, just reading imdb

and all the posts over there it becomes clear it impacted a huge segment of kids at the time.

[HughBeaumont]

3. That and "The Van" are the inspiration to every Fu Manchu song.

Great cult movie. Really, that could have been ANY kid's life in the late 70s/early 80s.

You know, except for locking the parents and police in the school and the all-out riot that ensues.

[Lex]

4. It was coincidentally filmed about 10 miles from Columbine

but was (loosely) based on a true story out of California evidently.

[flamingyouth]

5. Oh yeah, I haven't seen that for a long time.

I really liked that film when I was in high school. :thumbsup:

[Lex]

6. A friend said it was a cult classic

and couldn't believe someone my age (I would've been the age of the kids in the film when it was released) had never seen it.

So I put it in my Netflix queue. Didn't realize how much people identified with it until I read imdb and googled it.

:hi:

[Pendrench]

7. Not only a good film, but a really good soundtrack.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Edge_(film)

[Lex]

10. and I don't think it was ever released as such (a soundtrack album)

The DVD did have a few extras, such as the trailer for the film and the director and producer talking about making the film.

[TK421]

8. This is a classic, indeed

I had almost forgotten about this one entirely....I'll need to watch it again

[fudge stripe cookays]

9. Over and over again when I was 13.

It was my introduction to The Cars, Cheap Trick, and some other great music.

There was a guy at my high school with a New Yawk accent that fall (like the main character), and I was crushin on him a little bit because of the movie. :blush:

[proud patriot]

11. How in the heck did I miss this movie ?

I fell in love with Matt Dillion in "Little Darlings"

[Lex]

12. Matt Dillon is

prettier than the girls in the film, imho. As per usual for him I think!