Michael Eric Kramer
Carl
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Over the Edge is a 1979 American coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and released in May 1979. The film, based on actual events, had a limited theatrical release but has since achieved cult film status. It was Matt Dillon's film debut.
Over the Edge: Directed by Jonathan Kaplan. With Michael Eric Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Matt Dillon, Vincent Spano. A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada after the death of one of their own.
- Jonathan Kaplan
- 2 min
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With only a recreation center to distract them, most of the teenagers in the drab planned community of New Granada have turned to drugs and delinquency. Carl (Michael Kramer), the son of a town ...
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- Jonathan Kaplan
- PG
- Michael Eric Kramer
Carl (Michael Kramer) and his friends, Ritchie (Matt Dillon), Claude (Tom Fergus), and Johnny (Tiger Thompson) are hanging out at The Rec, a recreation center for the kids in New Grenada, a planned community full of condominiums and town homes.
“Over the Edge” does an uncanny job of portraying these kids in a recognizable, convincing way. The screenplay was a writing debut by Tim Hunter , who went on to direct “ Tex ” (1982, starring Matt Dillon , who was discovered in “Over the Edge” and “River’s Edge,” 1986, both also about confused teenagers.)
