Lost Angels (1989)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Hugh Hudson

Writer (WGA):

Michael Weller (written by)

Release Date:

5 May 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

When no one cares, it's hard to find your way back home.

Plot:

A troubled youth (Adam Horovitz) from a split Los Angeles family is sent to a private psychiatric hospital after a violent scrape with the police...

Plot Keywords:

Rebellion | Teenager | Coming Of Age | Gang | Trust

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Donald Sutherland	...	Dr. Charles Loftis
Adam Horovitz	...	Tim 'Chino' Doolan
Amy Locane	...	Cheryl Anderson
Don Bloomfield	...	Andy 'Natas' Doolan
Celia Weston	...	Felicia Doolan Marks
Graham Beckel	...	Richard Doolan
Patricia Richardson	...	Cheryl's Mother
Ron Frazier	...	Barton Marks
Joe D'Angerio	...	Sweeney
William O'Leary	...	Link
Kevin Corrigan	...	Gata
Gary Riley	...	Spooky
Mick Cunningham	...	D.A.B. Kid (as Michael Cunningham)
Leonard Porter Salazar	...	Paco
Jonathan Del Arco	...	Angel

Also Known As:

The Road Home (Europe: English title)

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-14 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Quotes:

Dr. Charles Loftis: We used to say it took a year. Remember? A year to put a kid right. Sure, that just happened to be what the insurance covered. But now they cut it back to two, three months, and presto! we cure them in two or three months.

Movie Connections:

References RoboCop (1987)

Not too bad. Teen drama...

Not too bad. It's about these "mental" institutions for teens that were popular in the '80's. I remember seeing the advertisements for these sorts of places back then. "Spring Shadows Glen" and whatnot. As I recall they collapsed in a wave of scandals around the time this movie came out. It's also about alienated teen-agers who have no clue about how fortunate they are, and revel in misery and violence for no apparent reason. And it's also about how a kid can be influenced by older bad kids. Gotta seem tough, you know. The film explored the intersections of these phenomena pretty well, at least until the ending which seemed to belong to a different movie. Donald Sutherland turned in his usual top-notch work. The main character was somebody named Adam Horovitz, who I understand was a member of one of those boy bands that were so popular back then. He does a pretty creditable job with his "tortured teen" role. So many singers and athletes appear in movies that you've got to wonder how hard dramatic acting really is. Anyway this film is OK. Check it out.