I ask because I don't remember it being in theaters, and I specifically recall watching it on Showtime or HBO, at my friend Randys house, during my 86-87 school year. Not really important I guess, but I just wonder if maybe it was a "straight-to-video" or made for cable movie. This may account for the lack of people who ever saw it.
shareit was shot in the summer of 84. but wasnt released in theaters until march of 86 for about 2 weeks. It played in new york and L.A.. and then shot right to video in late 86. cable in 87.. thats were most people saw it.. hope this helps
shareI was fortunate enough to have seen this film in 1985, at a screening at the McClure Cinema during the Chicago International Film Festival. I seem to recall it having gotten a favorable response, so I was surprised when it failed to find a wider distribution than it received. There was another great film I saw there that year; “Come and See,” from (then) Soviet Union.
shareI saw this at the Fox Drive In, Fayetteville NC around late 84/early 85. It was playing with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. How's that for a double feature?
shareClever combination. The two films have a similar ending. I wonder why that old film never gets played on TV?
shareThat is a bizarre double bill, but somehow, it works.
shareThe first time I ever saw (or even heard of the movie) was when I was visiting with two friends years back when I was younger. They were big movie buffs sometimes would watch two or three movies non-stop in one night (it would be early morning when we'd be walking home with our eyes bugged out from watching too many) with a brief movie discussion - everything from acting to how/where it was filmed, etc - after each one. They were a bit morbid in their tastes, often choosing dark drama or action or horror movies. That night we watched Class of 1984; The Warriors; and The Boys Next Door.
shareSaw it at the Cornerhouse in Manchester back in 86. Loved it.
shareThis movie was reviewed by noted film critic Vincent Canby in the March 14, 1986 edition of The New York Times, so it did receive a limited theatrical release in new York City.
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