The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Ron Nyswaner

Writer (WGA):

Ron Nyswaner (written by)

Release Date:

October 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

He's The King Of The Badlands... The Rebel Of The Road...

Plot:

There's nothing wrong with the Marshetta family that a little felony can't cure. Rupert doesn't want to follow in his father's blue-collar footsteps...

Plot Keywords:

Mother Son Relationship | Homecoming Dance | Mining | Father Son Relationship | Teenager

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Fred Ward	...	Gary Marshetta
Keanu Reeves	...	Rupert Marshetta
Bonnie Bedelia	...	Pam Marshetta
Amy Madigan	...	Carla Headlee
Jay O. Sanders	...	Trooper Joe
Jeff Hayenga	...	Jack Sike
Tracey Ellis	...	Lois Sike
Joseph De Lisi	...	Roger Marshetta
Lauren Camp	...	Baby Sike
Demetria Mellot	...	Minister
Pam Call	...	Lucky Bell White
Kari Keegan	...	Biker Girl
Jeff Forman	...	Biker Boyfriend
Paul Palmer	...	Ed McLaglen
G. Ross Berger	...	Chester

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Germany:12 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Houston, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: Earlier in the movie, Rupert puts a lighted electric ice cream cone on the roof of the Twin Twisters diner, and as he and Carla step back and admire it, we see that the sign on the rooftop of the diner reads "Carla's Twin Twisters" - with the name "Carla's" appearing in twinkling lights. Yet a few scenes later when Rupert drives up on his motorbike, the "Carla's" portion of the sign is no longer there, and the sign reads only "Twin Twisters."

Quotes:

Carla Headlee: Most of the time you're in a fantasy world, Rupert.
Rupert Marshetta: Most of the time, you're stoned.
Carla Headlee: I got my reasons.
Rupert Marshetta: Name twelve.

Movie Connections:

References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Soundtrack:

Dreams

Where has this movie been hiding?

What a great movie. Great find at the video store. Keanu Reeves is tremendous and so is Fred Ward. Why do kids rebel. See this and you'll laugh about it. Though 10years old it feels current. Where has this movie been hiding.