At Close Range (1986)
Directed by James Foley
Genres - Drama, Crime | Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Family Drama | Release Date - Apr 18, 1986 (USA) | Run Time - 115 min. | Countries - USA | MPAA Rating - RShare on
Synopsis by Hal Erickson
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.
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criminal, father, killing, bad-guy, rape, family-tragedy, son
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