A Night In The Life of Jimmy Reardon
Added 9/21/2008
I am a River Phoenix fan,and I personally think he made a good portrayal of what a teenager with family, group pressure, sexuality, friendship, and personal issues deals with, and how good and bad decisions turn out to have a diffrent outcome than the ones one might expect.
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There is no "capioned for the hearing-impaired" as it written on the package
For a German guy this would have helped
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River Phoenix at his Best!
Added 3/24/2007
The best actor of his generation.He was too young when he died.He was a great actor.He was also great in Running on Empty,Stand By Me,Dog Fight,Sneakers,The Mosquito Coast,Little Nikkita,Explores,Silent Tongue.
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Slept on classic
Added 9/11/2004
This film is one of the best coming of age films ever made. It's defintely one of the best teen films of the 80's. We lost a great actor in the making when we lost River Pheonix. Check it out you won't be disappointed.
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Excellent coming of age film / River's talent
Added 5/18/2004
I remeber this movie in 1988 quite well because I was transfixed by River Phoenix's character. Based on the novel by Bill Richert "Aren't you even going to kiss me goodbye" Phoenix plays Jimmy a smooth talking charming kid from a working class family who lives in the richer side of town. Hangs with these rich kids who are the type to die if they ever lost their money. While trying to impress and win the heart of the one girl who ever really got to him his girlfriend Lisa ( Meredith Salenger) before she moves to Hawaii. He gets himself into hard situations and troubles just about every relationship he has by sleeping with his best friends ( Mathew Perry) girlfriend, has sex with his mothers best friend. Then smashes his fathers car up in the course of one night. River's character in this film is the type that has a charisma that makes it hard for people to say no to or stay mad at. A funny teen angst movie excellent performance by River Phoenix they couldn't of casted anyone else for this role. One of my favorite 80's coming of age films worth viewing.
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Awesome transaction.
Added 5/30/2009
The DVD arrived quickly and as stated, the DVD was in excellent condition. I am proud to have this movie in my DVD collection. Thank you.
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Underated gem!
Added 5/29/2009
One of my favorite movies from the 80's. Judd Hirsh is fantastic! An interesting story of pseudo-radicals from the 60's who are deeply commited to their cause. The trouble is time and society have passed them by.
River Phoenix gives a good performance.
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A Well-Acted, Powerful Story
Added 4/18/2009
I thought this was a powerful movie about '60s radicals on the lam for 14 years and a crisis that develops when the family's 17-year-old son is talented enough to enter Juliard School Of Music which means, because of identity problems, they may never see him again. Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti play the husband and wife and River Phoenix and Jonas Abry are their kids.
There is excellent acting in this film and particularly by young Phoenix. The story shows us a good portrait of what it must be like to live in hiding. Politically, people will view this movie as they think (conservative or liberal) because it could be viewed a number of ways.
To me, it showed the worst of what could have happened to young people in the '60s who believed they were doing the right thing but broke the law....and paid the consequence. The sad part, as this shows so vividly, is how it affects the rest of the family and others.
I think the most powerful scene in the film is when Lahti meets her dad after 14 years in hiding: very, very emotional stuff and one of the most intense short scenes I've ever seen on film.
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