Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
- friendship
- based on novel or book
- leech
- dark comedy
- bullying
- road trip
- oregon
- usa
- coming of age
- railroad track
- story within the story
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Wil Wheaton
Gordie Lachance
River Phoenix
Chris Chambers
Corey Feldman
Teddy Duchamp
Jerry O'Connell
Vern Tessio
- Kiefer Sutherland — Ace Merrill
- Casey Siemaszko — Billy Tessio
- Gary Riley — Charlie Hogan
- Bradley Gregg — Eyeball Chambers
- Jason Oliver — Vince Desjardins
- Marshall Bell — Mr. Lachance
- Frances Lee McCain — Mrs. Lachance
- Bruce Kirby — Mr. Quidacioluo
- William Bronder — Milo Pressman
- Scott Beach — Mayor Grundy
- Richard Dreyfuss — The Writer
- Directed
- Rob Reiner
- Written
- Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 6,718 ratings
- Studio
- Act III Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
