The most unintentionally punk movie of all time. I first saw this film as a teenager when they would play it on HBO in the afternoons in what I saw as some sort of premium cable plea to the alienated suburban youth to take control of their own destinies. This film never saw a proper theatrical release due to nervous movietypes worrying against a backlash from Regan-era moviegoers as had what happened with the film 'The Warriors'. The story is based somewhat on a true story of a teenage rampage in Foster City, California in the 1970's and the film is based on a subsequent newspaper article called "Mouse Packs: Kids on a Crime Spree" who's author co-wrote the screenplay.
"That movie pretty much defined my whole personality. It was really cool. Total anarchy."
This coming from Kurt Cobain who spoke of the film in an interview. Allegedly the movie serves as an inspiration for the music video 'Smells Like Teen Spirit" as well. Thus inspiring delinquency is countless generations to come. Also the 1983 LP by Northwest punkers 'The Wipers' (one of Cobain's favorite bands to boot) bears the name 'Over the Edge' also possibly in homage to the cult classic.
Most notably the film is the first for actor Matt Dillon who in one scene coins the expression "a kid who tell's on another kid is a dead kid" and despite the long list of adult situations worked into the plot the movie was only rated PG at the time. Not that it mattered anyway.
Oh yeah and the soundtrack is cool too with Cheap Trick, The Ramones, The Cars, and Van Halen all adding fuel on the fire.
read more:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079688/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Edge_(film)
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