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
Eddie Hernandez II	...	10 St. Boy
Celia Newman	...	Paco's Girl
David Herman	...	Carlo
Max Perlich	...	Frankie
Gino De Mauro	...	Barry
Nina Siemaszko	...	Merilee
Shana O'Neil	...	Jenny
Dana Behr	...	Anita
Mary Greening	...	Mary
Kevin Tighe	...	Dr. Gaeyl
John C. McGinley	...	Dr. Farmer
Jane Hallaren	...	Grace Willig
Peter Maloney	...	Dr. Peter Ames
Lee Wilkof	...	Ted Bingham
James N. Harrell	...	Shelby
Constance Shulman	...	Beautician
Marjie Rynearson	...	Receptionist
Frances Fisher	...	Judith Loftis
Jack Gold	...	Judge
Keone Young	...	Atty. Victor Eng
Park Overall	...	Richard Doolan's Girlfriend
Henry R. Harris	...	Juvenile Hall Policeman
Fredric Arnold	...	Atty. Fred Shay
Diane Perella	...	Woman at Felicia and Barton's Party
Babetta George	...	Woman at Felicia and Barton's Party
Sharmon Anciola	...	Charles Loftis' Daughter
Brian Beery	...	Kid #1
Matt Chapman	...	Kid #2
Pauly Shore	...	Kid #3 (as Pauley Shore)
James Raddin	...	Kid on Phone
Jason Tirado	...	Field Policeman
William Steis	...	Field Policeman
Tom Patton	...	Field Policeman
Gordon Michaels	...	Bartender
Andrew J. Bley	...	Student
John Dichter	...	Policeman
Maribel Lizarraga	...	Student
Larry Gregory Nelson	...	District Attorney

Directed by
Hugh Hudson

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Weller		(written by)

Produced by
Thomas Baer	....	producer
Andrew Z. Davis	....	line producer
Howard Rosenman	....	producer

Original Music by
Philippe Sarde

Cinematography by
Juan Ruiz Anchía

Film Editing by
David Gladwell

Casting by
Nancy Foy

Production Design by
Assheton Gorton

Art Direction by
Alex Tavoularis

Set Decoration by
Bob Kensinger

Costume Design by
Judianna Makovsky

Makeup Department
Terry Baliel	....	hair stylist
Karen Bradley	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Andrew Z. Davis	....	unit production manager
Gary Jones	....	post-production supervisor
Patricia Whitcher	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Gutierrez	....	third assistant director (as Mark Guttierez)
Constance L. Hoy	....	third assistant director
Josh King	....	second assistant director
Peter Kohn	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Emma Harrison	....	scenic artist
Jill Sprayregen Henkel	....	lead
Lisa Lopez	....	set dresser
Kristen Ross	....	art department coordinator
Charles Stewart	....	property master
Robert A. Sturtevant	....	lead propmaker
Patrick Welsome	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Brydon Baker III	....	boom operator
John Ireland	....	dialogue editor
Jack T. Knight	....	foley editor
Ray Merrin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ian Rakoff	....	assembly sound editor
Bill Rowe	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Winston Ryder	....	sound editor
Jonathan Sorrell	....	synclavier operator
Edward Tise	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Dale L. Martin	....	special effects
Randy E. Moore	....	special effects foreman

Stunts
Rick Barker	....	stunt coordinator
Dave Bartholomew	....	stunts
Bobby Burns	....	stunts
John Cann	....	stunt performer
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts
John Escobar	....	stunts
Shawn Lane	....	stunts
Debby Porter	....	stunts
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
David Dubois	....	best boy electric
Robert Gray	....	key grip (as Bob Gray)
Bruce Hamme	....	best boy grip
Ian Kincaid	....	gaffer
Chris Lombardi	....	first assistant camera
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
Rob Sweeney	....	second assistant camera
Arly H. Thomsen	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Sue Liberman	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Milena Canonero	....	costume design consultant
William Edwards	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Tommy Dorsett	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Sharon Boyle	....	music supervisor
William Flageollet	....	music mixer
Gary Goetzman	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Sorrell	....	musician: keyboards and programming
Sandy K. Tanaka	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Michael McDuffee	....	transportation coordinator (as Mike McDuffee)

Other crew
Kay Fenton	....	script supervisor
Andy Given	....	location manager (as Andrew D. Given)
John Gorham	....	title designer
Rick Rothen	....	location manager
Marianne Sawyer	....	location manager
Scott Shiffman	....	assistant accountant
Jordan Stone	....	set production assistant

Distributors

• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Orion Pictures Corporation

Other Companies

• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

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)

Beastie Boy Ad Rock puts on a surprisingly good performance

I only watched this movie because Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys was in this movie. What I found is a very realistic (until the end) movie about suburban teenage angst. Horovitz plays the lead, who ends up getting institutionalized because his parents are too busy. Horovitz surprised me by his acting skills as his anger was shown strongly. He is in need of fitting in, and that's where his step-brother comes in and influences him to get out of the institution and wreak havoc with him. His love interest is institutionalized too, but when she is free, she is stuck at home drugged out, with her mom not caring for her. Donald Sutherland plays the institution's only caring person. He says "Yeah, they care. They care for a couple hours because they're paid to care." That's another conflict in this movie is his caring for his patients, but it strains his relationship with his real family. This movie is very strong, and shows the pain of being a rich teen in suburban L.A. with no support of the family. I just feel the ending was a cheap cop out to a very good movie.