That Was Then... This Is Now

That Was Then... This Is Now

1985 · 102 min · EN · R · 6.0 (22 votes)
Dir. Christopher Cain · Starring Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, Larry B. Scott, Jill Schoelen, Kim Delaney, Barbara Babcock

Life as a teenager isn't always easy.

Drama

A delinquent teenager's only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When the older boy starts spending time with a new girlfriend, the teenager begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.

VIBE

This film captures the raw, unvarnished reality of troubled youth. It's a stark, often painful look at fractured bonds and the desperate search for belonging in a world that offers little solace. Expect a heavy, lingering atmosphere.

grittybleakmelancholicintensesteadykitchen sink realismcharacter-driven drama80s indiealienationbrotherhoodaddictionloss of innocence
juvenile delinquent
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