At Close Range Plot Summary and Details

Plot

Amazingly, At Close Range was based on a true story. Bored teenager Sean Penn meets his prodigal father (Christopher Walken) for the first time in years. Though Penn is vaguely aware that his father is a criminal, he is nonetheless impressed by his dad's high life style and creature comforts. But Walken's veneer of charm is fragile indeed, and it becomes clear that he is willing to kill anyone--even his family--if they get in his way. When Walken rapes Penn's girl friend (Mary Stuart Masterson) to keep the boy from cooperating with the DA, it is only a warm-up for the horrors to come. The screenplay for At Close Range was written by Nicholas Kazan, the son of prominent film director Elia Kazan.

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller

Run Time:

115min.

Theatrical Release Date:

04/18/1986

DVD Release Date:

12/05/2000

Distributor(s):

Orion

Director(s):