Reach The Rock

Name: Reach The Rock
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998-10-16
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.80
Cast: Bruce Norris, Karen Sillas, William Sadler, Alessandro Nivola

– A small town troublemaker (Alessandro Nivola), directionless and alienated, ends up spending a night..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.80 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 40 Minutes

Release Year:

1998

A small town troublemaker (Alessandro Nivola), directionless and alienated, ends up spending a night in a jail cell, where he and the police chief (William Sadler) engage in a battle of wills and wit.

Styles:

Biting, Semi Serious, Humorous, Realistic

Producing Country:

USA

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Release Date:

16 Oct 1998

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Reach The Rock

Directed by:

Bill Ryan

Story Written By:

John Hughes

Main Actors:

Bruce Norris, Karen Sillas, William Sadler, Alessandro Nivola

Plot:

Two school kids who are best friends are drinking on the side of a river. One friend bets the other that he can't swim across the river and "Reach The Rock". The friend takes the bet and drowns halfway towards the rock. The entire town blames the the kid for his friends death, he runs away never to be seen again. He eventually comes back to his home town of Shermerville and goes crazy, and starts to trash the town (i.e. breaking store-front windows, stealing a police car). He also meets up with his old high school girlfriend. The majority of the movie takes place in one night.

Production Company:

Gramercy Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

38%