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High school. Senior year. His suicide shattered their world. Their courage drove them to pick up the pieces.
1988 | 92m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Marisa Silver |
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| Writer: | Jarre Fees, Alice Liddle, Larry Ketron |
| Staring: |
| David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school, his band is trying to get a recording session. Therefore, David's suicide leaves everyone, especially his best friend and bandmate, Chris, with a lot of questions. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 22, 1988 |
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| Director: | Marisa Silver |
| Writer: | Jarre Fees, Alice Liddle, Larry Ketron |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | suicide, loss of loved one, oregon, usa, high school, grief, woman director |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,893,139
Budget: $8,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Keanu Reeves | Chris Townsend |
| Alan Boyce | David Sinclair |
| Michelle Meyrink | M.G. |
| Jennifer Rubin | Lauren |
| Pamela Gidley | Kim |
| Barry Corbin | Jim Sinclair |
| Kathy Baker | Martha Sinclair |
| Michael Elgart | Jake |
| Phil Diskin | Security Guard |
| Lou Reed | Himself |
| Garrett Lambert | Producer |
| Richard Bradford | Leo Verdell |
| Carolyn Tomei | Chemistry Teacher |
| Ron Eckert | Sailors Audition |
| Robert Hooven | Sailors Audition |
| Nick Kosovich | Sailors Audition |
| Sean Patrick McNerney | Sailors Audition |
| Mark Springer | |
| Dakin Matthews | |
| Evan Knapp | |
| Paul Ganus | |
| Kevin Michael Brown | |
| Jan Merlin | |
| Paul Beach | |
| David Selburg | |
| Sam Vlahos | |
| Michael Horsley |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mary Andrews | ADR Editor |
| Michelle Bühler | Makeup Artist |
| Paul M. Wagner | Sound Editor |
| Dean W. Miller | Special Effects |
| Gary Gegan | Foley, ADR & Dubbing |
| Mark Edwards | Stunts |
| Jerry Trent | Foley |
| Woody Crocker | Set Decoration |
| Brydon Baker III | Boom Operator |
| Tracy Tynan | Costume Design |
| Lachlin Loud | Set Designer |
| John Dunn | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jeffrey Perkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Pike | Stunts |
| Randy Vandegrift | Sound Editor |
| Rick Welden | Construction Coordinator |
| Butch Turner | Boom Operator |
| Jeff Rosen | Dialogue Editor |
| Jarre Fees | Writer |
| Alice Liddle | Writer |
| Steve Karatzas | Art Direction |
| Paul Wells | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Don Pike | Stunt Coordinator |
| Martin Louis | Stunts |
| Joan Rowe | Foley |
| Michel Levesque | Production Design |
| Randall Crocker | Cableman |
| Eric Heffron | Production Manager |
| Richard Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Sarley | Production Illustrator |
| Amanda Mackey | Casting |
| Kimberly Harris | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Julia Evershade | Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor |
| Gary Wright | Dialogue Editor |
| Larry Ketron | Writer |
| Robert Brown | Editor |
| Robert Gravenor | Sound Mixer |
| Robert J. Visciglia Sr. | Property Master |
| Marisa Silver | Director |
| Frederick Elmes | Director of Photography |
| Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Diane Peterson | Stunts |
| Joe Strummer | Original Music Composer |
| Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer |
| Dane A. Davis | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frank Mancuso Jr. | Producer |
| Marty Hornstein | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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