Bill Raymond, Charlie Finn, Fred Willard

Three teenagers, fresh out of high school and fearful of the impending draft lottery, experience a summer of life-changing experiences. On May 2, 1970, the teens find themselves caught up in the anti-...( read more  read more... )Nixon upheaval at Kent State. Following a guerilla theater performance, they meet a young activist woman who takes refuge at their summer farmhouse, hoping to sidestep an FBI investigation triggered by the Kent shootings. Next door to their shared place, a young couple also struggle over war-related complications--she loses her high school teaching job and he launches a civil suit on behalf of the Kent victims, hoping to avoid the draft while trying to follow in the footsteps of Bobby Kennedy--all the while the draft lottery hovers over them. Confronted by the hypocrisy of the war and the complexities of the counter-culture, no one emerges unscathed. Choices are made, emotional boundaries are transgressed and innocence is lost.

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Jay Craven

Release Date: November 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: December 9, 2003

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  • August 1, 2007
    jonathan brandis last movie... a real example of his acting genius RIP Jon.
  • May 29, 2007
    Jonathan Brandis did a really great job in this film. He tried really hard to break away from this teen image. He was one of the few teen actors that really had more then a pretty face--this film proves it.
  • January 18, 2007
    jonathan brandis is my all time favorite actor..may he forever rest in peace
  • January 2, 2007
    Sounds terrible but I have missed Meredith Monroe since her departure from Dawson's Creek...
  • December 11, 2006
    i would like to see this
  • October 19, 2006
    it was ok not one of jonathan brandis best films but he was in it so had to watch it

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