Over the Edge Blu-Ray
Over the Edge Blu-Ray
Inspired by real-life incidents, Over The Edge is an incendiary ode to teen rebellion that quickly became a Gen X/punk-rock touchstone, and a key influence on filmmakers such as Richard Linklater and musicians like Kurt Cobain (who often cited it as his favourite film).
New Granada is a brand new 'planned community', miles from the noise and crime of the big city and a perfect place to raise a family. The only problem is they forgot to build anything for the kids to do. Bored out of their minds and stuck in the middle of nowhere, the teens in the town, led by Carl (Michael Kramer) and Richie (an effortlessly charismatic Matt Dillon in his first film role), do pretty much anything to fill the time, quickly escalating from drugs and sex to petty crime. A rash action by an overzealous local police officer (Harry Northup, Taxi Driver) sets in motion a face-off between the frustrated kids and their clueless parents that will lead to explosive, destructive consequences...
Armed with a classic '70s rock soundtrack (including Cheap Trick, Ramones and Van Halen), energetic direction by Jonathan Kaplan (White Line Fever) and an intelligent script by Tim Hunter (River's Edge) and Charlie Haas (Matinee), Over The Edge still packs a righteously powerful punch today, and makes its worldwide Blu-Ray debut with brand new bonus features interviewing the cast and crew.
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Actors: Matt Dillon, Michael Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Harry Northup
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Special Features: Archive commentary by director Jonathan Kaplan/producer George Litto and writers Tim Hunter & Charlie Haas, New commentary by star Michael Kramer and journalist Mike Sacks, Isolated music and effects track, Wide Streets + Narrow Minds - an exclusive multi-part retrospective documentary with newly recorded interviews with cast and crew including Kaplan/Hunter/Haas/talent scouts Jane Bernstein and Line Feferman/production designer Jim Newport/stars Matt Dillon-Michael Kramer-Harry Northup-Vincent Spano-Pamela Ludwig-Tom Fergus-Julia Pomeroy and others, Full post-film Q&A from a 2010 screening at the Walter Reade Theater in New York, Excerpts from the Projection Booth podcast episode on the film including discussion by Mike White-Leon Chase-Heather Drain, Welcome to New Granada - the full "rock operetta" by DRATS!!! inspired by the film, Text materials including original production notes and the 2009 VICE oral history by Mick Sacks, Destruction: Fun or Dumb?, US theatrical trailer and TV spots, UK VHS promo, German theatrical trailer, Extensive image galleries including the original Mousepacks screenplay
Release Year: 1979
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Format: Blu-Ray
Label: Arrow Video
Region Coding: Region Free
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Case Type: Blu-Ray Case
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Run Time: 95 mins
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Video Format: PAL