Reach the Rock
Reach the Rock
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| Reach the Rock | |
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| Directed by | William Ryan |
| Produced by | John Hughes |
| Written by | John Hughes |
| Starring |
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| Music by | John McEntire |
| Cinematography | John J. Campbell |
| Edited by | Gerald B. Greenberg |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4,960 |
Reach the Rock is a 1998 American comedy drama film directed by William Ryan and starring William Sadler and Alessandro Nivola. It was written and produced by John Hughes.
Contents
1 Premise
2 Cast
3 Production
4 References
5 External links
Premise[edit]
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.
Cast[edit]
William Sadler[1] as Quinn
Alessandro Nivola[2] as Robin
Bruce Norris as Ernie
Brooke Langton as Lise[3]
Norman Reedus as Danny
Karen Sillas as Donna- Richard Hamilton as Ed
Production[edit]
The soundtrack featured a compilation of Chicago-based Post-Rock artists, among them Tortoise and associated acts Bundy K. Brown, The Sea and Cake and John McEntire. It was released on Hefty Records, a label owned and operated by John Hughes III, the son of Reach the Rock screenwriter John Hughes. The film gets its title from a song, by the band Havana 3am.
References[edit]
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^ "Alessandro Nivola". IMDb. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "Brooke Langton". IMDb. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
External links[edit]
Reach the Rock on IMDb
Reach the Rock at Box Office Mojo
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- 1998 films
- English-language films
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- 1990s comedy-drama films
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- American independent films
- Films produced by John Hughes (filmmaker)
- Screenplays by John Hughes (filmmaker)
- Gramercy Pictures films
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