Suburbia (1997)

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Love the Hard Way

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.

Rating: R

Release Date: Feb 7, 1997

Running Time: 118 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Steve Zahn, Amie Carey, Kit Brophy, Jonn Cherico, Samia Shoaib, Ajay Naidu, Keith Preusse, Eric Park, Nicky Katt

director: Richard Linklater, Catherine Hardwicke

A group of suburban slackers hang out in front of the 7-11 and await the arrival of a former friend who has gone on to become a rock star.

December 19, 2000

As gene pitney rips through his '60s-era "Town Without Pity" on the soundtrack, the camera glides past a '90s version of hell: the malls, tract houses and fast-food franchises of the suburbs. Welcome to the fictional town of Burnfield, U.S.A., where Massachusettsborn Eric Bogosian set his 1994 play about twentysomething tigers in a cage. The fierce and funny film version has been directed by Texan Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise) with rare grace and compassion.

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