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Dangerously Close

Rebel without a cause or a clue at an elite but uptight college discovers some of his classmates have formed an even more elite clique more or less hell-bent on ridding the school, and quite possibly American society, of what they deem to be its undesirables because of ethnicity, politics, etc. Our hero recruits a teacher and some other "less desirable" classmates to undermine the elitists, and, naturally, things get quite violent.

Release Date : 1986-05-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Cannon GroupGolan-Globus Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Donny Lennox

Original Name : John Edward Peck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Randy McDevitt

Original Name : John Stockwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie

Original Name : Carey Lowell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Krooger Raines

Original Name : Bradford Bancroft

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ripper

Original Name : Don Michael Paul

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brian Rigletti

Original Name : Thom Mathews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lang Bridges

Original Name : Gerard Christopher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corrigan

Original Name : Madison Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smith Raddock

Original Name : Anthony De Longis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Molly

Original Name : Carmen Argenziano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leon Biggs

Original Name : Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nikki

Original Name : Dedee Pfeiffer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Betsy

Original Name : Karen Lorre

Gender : Female

Character Name : Morelli

Original Name : Greg Finley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ms. Hoffman

Original Name : Debra Berger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ms. Waters

Original Name : Angel Tompkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. McDonald

Original Name : Rosalind Allen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barbie

Original Name : Dru-Anne Perry

Gender : Female

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Tom Fridley

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-09-14

**_A (superior) Massacre at Central High_** An underprivileged teen (J. Eddie Peck) attends an upper-class school near the coast in SoCal where a group of students, organized by a teacher who’s a Vietnam vet, guard the school from thuggish behavior. The leader of the Sentinels (John Stockwell) tries to woo him into his increasingly arrogant group. “Dangerously Close” (1986) had the same producer as "Massacre at Central High" from ten years prior. I point this out because the plots & settings are similar, albeit this one doesn’t have the awkward twist of the second half of “Massacre” and is an all-around improvement. It’s similar to "Tuff Turf" from the previous year, but more focused (“Tuff Turf” is entertaining, but tried to be too many things). There are also bits reminiscent of "Eddie and the Cruisers," minus the band angle. The soundtrack is a highlight, featuring 80’s pop rock and new wave bands, with notable songs like “Stripped” by Depeche Mode and “Blood and Roses” by The Smithereens. Carey Lowell is serviceable on the female front, as are Dedee Pfeiffer and Karen Lorre, but not enough is done with them. On the other side of the spectrum, Don Michael Paul is effective as a member of the Sentinels marked by “toxic masculinity.” If you like similar 80’s teen movies like "Valley Girl" and "The Karate Kid," you should appreciate this undeservedly obscure one. It influenced "Some Kind of Wonderful," which came out the next year, but focuses on the intense clash of the male students rather than romance. The film runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in the greater Los Angeles area, including Glendale (high school), Malibu Creek State Park in Calabasas, Marina del Rey and Redondo Beach. GRADE: B+