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River’s Edge

(Tim Hunter, 1986)

Introduced by J. Hoberman

River's Edge

"The darkest teen film of all time."
SALON

Among the decade’s most controversial films, River’s Edge follows an ambivalent group of teens—“spawn of a suburban wasteland” (J. Hoberman)—in a small California town after they learn one of their classmates has murdered his girlfriend. Starring Keanu Reeves, Crispin Glover, Ione Skye, and Dennis Hopper, and featuring a punk/metal soundtrack with the Wipers, Agent Orange, and Slayer. (99 mins., DCP)

River's Edge

River's Edge, image courtesy of Park Circus

River's Edge

River's Edge, image courtesy of Park Circus

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