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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):
Themes:
Kids in Trouble,Fathers and Sons
Tone:
Bleak,Chilly,Cathartic,Austere,Tense,Somber
Keywords:
bad-guy,criminal,family-tragedy,father,killing,rape,son
Country of Origin:
USA (04-18-1986)
Language:
English