Already suffering fiscal and emotional bankruptcy after a car crash shatters his life, young Van finds himself in a vacuum when his buddies go off to college and he stays behind to look after his disabled, alcoholic father. Lacking an outlet for his rage, Van starts to run with two local punks and drifts into a life of crime. Then he meets Doug, who seems to have everything Van desires ... but Doug has demons of his own.
Acting
Reedus before The Walking Dead—raw, hungry, devastating
Cinematography
Night swimming scenes that feel like drowning in blue
Director
William Roth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Casey Affleck appears in an early bit role as a preppy antagonist, years before Manchester-by-the-Sea.
One of the rare 90s indies where queer subtext isn't subtext—it's the undertow pulling two drowning boys together.
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