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The "boys next door" are Roy Alston (Maxwell Caulfield) and Bo Richards (Charlie Sheen), typical California teens freshly graduated from high school. Daunted by the prospect of the real world, the boy... read more read more...s decide to go on one last fling in L.A. But it's not all clean, wholesome fun; in fact, Caulfield and Sheen launch their weekend bash by beating up a gas-station attendant, throwing a glass bottle at an old woman, and murdering gay-bar patron Chris (Paul C. Dancer). Somewhere along the line, Bo becomes repelled by their violence spree, but Roy seems to be sexually aroused by all the misery he's causing. And so it goes, without real rhyme or reason, until the bloody denouement. Director Penelope Spheeris later helmed Wayne's World, The Little Rascals, and The Beverly Hillbillies. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Penelope Spheeris

Release Date: March 14, 1986

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DVD Release Date: August 6, 2002

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  • ajv2688
    June 21, 2011
    ajv2688
    A good teenage drama based on real life serial killers. It really makes you more paranoid about people you might run into on the streets. Sheen and Caulfield are really good in this movie as the two troubled teens. And the ending is both realistic and satisfying. This is a go... read moreod movie.
  • fb756328268
    December 29, 2011
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    from the lady that brought you "the decline of western civilization," "suburbia," and "wayne's world," this movie is like a homoerotic version of "badlands" that doesn't bother at all with the 'why' behind all the rage. the two sociopaths at the center of the story remind me of a... read more few people i knew in high school and after, minus all the killing (at least as far as i know). it kinda creeped me out. also, anyone that doesn't get "drive" should probably watch this as it's totally a template for later style pieces that reinvent los angeles as all grime, all crime, all the time. pretty cool.
  • redmoonthir13en
    April 3, 2007
    redmoonthir13en
    This is a cool movie I discovered one Friday back in high school. Disturbing because you feel like you're watching something real that just gets out of hand. May not have the same impact now that it had when I first saw it. I still rate it high for my first impression.

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March 26, 2009
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May 20, 2003
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Emanuel Levy
June 26, 2005
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February 8, 2004
Daniel M. Kimmel, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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June 24, 2006
Time Out

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May 24, 2003
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