Where the Day Takes You

Where the Day Takes You (1992)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 71% of users liked it
    (2,973 ratings)

Marc Rocco's gritty drama Where the Day Takes You stars Dermot Mulroney as King, a street-smart hustler who acts as a father figure to a motley collection of young runaways. Among the people in his sphere are the young self-destructive drug addict Greg (Sean Astin), self-hating gay prostitute… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Marc Rocco, Kurt Voss, Michael Hitchcock
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Sep 11, 1992 Wide
New Line Cinema

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Though hovering between art and sociology, realism and stylization, Rocco's film serves as showcase for young cohort of actors including Will Smith, Sean Astin, Dermot Mulroney, Lara Flynn Boyle and Balthazar Getty.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Nothing new here to be glommed, but this slickly done film is nevertheless hard-hitting.

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  • Eric S


    Quite a brilliant film that's been swept under the carpet for the most part. Dermot Mulroney turns in a fine portrayal as the coin-rolling "leader" of a group of teenage runaways doing what they can to survive living on the streets of Los Angeles. Drugs and prostitution… More

  • Mark H


    Urban drama about teen runaways on the streets of Hollywood features a dream cast of young actors (Will Smith makes his feature film debut here). Gritty juvenile delinquency film wants to be hard-hitting, but whenever something meaningful happens, the audience is subjected to tedious… More

  • Lee K


    Not bad, not gripping but not bad. I think i originally watched this because i wanted at the time to see Will smith in a serious role.

  • Leo L


    An interesting movie!

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