CrimeDramaThriller

At Close Range

- Like father. Like son. Like hell.

Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man. Inspired by the real events that led to the end of the Johnston Gang, who operated in the northeastern United States in the 1970s.

Release Date : 1986-04-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hemdale Film CorporationCinema '85

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Jr.

Original Name : Sean Penn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Sr.

Original Name : Christopher Walken

Gender : Male

Character Name : Terry

Original Name : Mary Stuart Masterson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Thomas "Tommy" Whitewood

Original Name : Chris Penn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie

Original Name : Millie Perkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grandma

Original Name : Eileen Ryan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Uncle Patch Whitewood

Original Name : Tracey Walter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony Pine

Original Name : David Strathairn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boyd

Original Name : J.C. Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Sue

Original Name : Candy Clark

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lester Perowski

Original Name : Jake Dengel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim

Original Name : Kiefer Sutherland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aggie

Original Name : Stephen Geoffreys

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucas

Original Name : Crispin Glover

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jill

Original Name : Noelle Parker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ernie

Original Name : Alan Autry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Salesman

Original Name : Paul Herman

Gender : Male

Character Name : D.A.

Original Name : Gary Gober

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Marshall Fallwell Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marshall

Original Name : Douglas Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Nancy Sherburne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : Terry Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Car Salesman 2

Original Name : Myke R. Mueller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer with Shotgun

Original Name : Bob McDivitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buxom Woman

Original Name : Bonita Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barroom Dancer

Original Name : Terri Coulter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barroom Dancer

Original Name : Anna Thomson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stripper

Original Name : Janie Draper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Older Guy

Original Name : Charles 'Tatoo' Jensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Mosker

Original Name : E.R. Davies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistant D.A.

Original Name : James Foley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dickie

Original Name : R. D. Call

Gender : Male

Character Name : Care Salesman 1

Original Name : Michael Edwards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress (uncredited)

Original Name : Meegan Lee Ochs

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-07

The last twenty minutes of this rather enliven it, but otherwise it's rather dull story of "Brad" (Sean Penn) who is rather in awe of his criminal "Dad Brad" (Christopher Walken) and hopes to one day emulate what he sees as his glamorous lifestyle. One such day arrives when the father agrees to plan a robbery for his son to execute only things don't go to plan and just about everyone discovers just how vicious the older man can be when it comes to his own self-preservation. Most of this is really just an excuse for Penn to wander around shirtless showing off his pecs whilst a few variations of Madonna's "Live to Tell" serenade us from the sidelines. The two women who feature here - Mary Stuart Masterson's "Terry" and Millie Perkins's "Julie" make little impact on the Penn family beauty pageant (his brother Chris also features as his younger sibling "Tommy") and though Walken emanates just an hint of menace as the plot thickens, it's all just too little too late by the end when I really wasn't bothered about this repetitive tale of a dysfunctional family with testicles where their brains ought to be. It's based on a real life family in Philadelphia, and maybe that notoriety is all that helps this remain memorable. Neither the writing nor the vaguely pugilistic Penn and his John Wayne walk can do that.