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''Over the Edge'' is a coming-of-age, crime drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and released in May 1979. The film, based on a newspaper article, had a limited theatrical release but has since achieved cult film status. It was Matt Dillon's film debut. == Background == ''Over the Edge'' depicts American suburban life in the 1970s and includes themes of teenage rebellion and drug and alcohol use by junior high school students. The rock music soundtrack features Cheap Trick, the Cars, and the Ramones. The film was inspired by events described in a 1973 ''San Francisco Examiner'' article entitled "Mousepacks: Kids on a Crime Spree" by Bruce Koon and James A. Finefrock. The article reported on young kids vandalizing property in Foster City, California. The middle class planned community had an unusually high level of juvenile crime.〔 Screenwriters Charles S. Haas and Tim Hunter began work shortly after the article's publication, including field research in the town itself where they interviewed some of the kids. Hunter said that the script accurately reflected the article with the exception of a more violent ending. Orion Pictures helped finance the film; producer George Litto borrowed an additional $1 million. Director Jonathan Kaplan, who was just 30 when hired, took a documentary approach to filming, using unknown actors. Among them was Matt Dillon, then age 14, who the filmmakers discovered in a middle school in Westchester County, New York. This was Dillion's feature film debut. Shooting took place over 20 days in 1978 in Greeley and Aurora, two cities in Colorado.〔 Due to the negative publicity surrounding a wave of recent youth gang films such as ''The Warriors'' and ''Boulevard Nights'', ''Over the Edge'' had a limited theatrical release in 1979. But the film has since gained cult film status. Early on, it was listed on critical top-10 lists and was favorably reviewed by Vincent Canby at the ''New York Times''. The film re-emerged in the 1980s with showings on cable channels, including HBO. Kurt Cobain who said the film "pretty much defined my whole personality." Director Richard Linklater said the film influenced his film ''Dazed and Confused.'' ''Over the Edge'' was an inspiration for the music videos for the songs "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana〔St. Thomas, Kurt. ''Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects'' (2004): 103–104〕 and "Evil Eye" by Fu Manchu〔Reece, Doug. "Popular Uprisings" ''Billboard'' November 1, 1997: 18〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Over the Edge (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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