Over The Edge marked the arrival of a new breed of teen films when it arrived in 1979. The film was about kids going wild inside a planned family community. Over The Edge is important because it marked the arrival of Matt Dillon. He was spotted at a school audition while he was skipping class. While making this film, he got writer Tim Hunter interested in adapting S.E. Hinton’s Tex for the screen. Dillon’s work here made him able to star in Hinton’s The Outsiders and Rumble Fish that were directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Over The Edge is intense especially the ending when a PTA meeting goes out of control. Over the Edge is going to be part of Shout Select in March. No news yet on the bonus features. Here’s the press release from Shout! Studios:
Welcome to New Granada, the planned suburban paradise hailed as “tomorrow’s city … today.” But something’s been left out of the plans. One quarter of the town’s population is under the age of 15. And while the adults scramble to boost the resale value of New Granada’s stores, offices, and condos, the kids are left to discover their own values – and come up with enough drugs, booze, and discontent to push themselves and the entire community OVER THE EDGE, coming to Blu-ray from Shout Select on March 5.
Filled with top-notch performances – including that of Matt Dillon in his screen debut – and backed by an anthemic soundtrack featuring Van Halen, Ramones, The Cars, and Cheap Trick, OVER THE EDGE sounds an unforgettable warning to any society that makes no place for its children. Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3vsBBvp
