Over the Edge (1979) starring Michael Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Matt Dillon, Vincent Spano. Disaffected teenagers plus incompetent cops adds up to trouble in this distinctly period drama. Alcohol and drugs flow freely for these kids -- and then one of them turns up with a gun. You just know no good can come of that. When all the parents meet at the high school "cafetorium" to discuss the problem, the kids' reaction is unexpectedly violent and chaotic. Unfortunately, the movie has a kind of cartoonish apocalypse for a climax. Not the most effective ending, although the film's prologue claims it's based on actual events. Good subtitles. Grade: B-
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