Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God...Be Back by Five (2000)

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Studio: Phaedra

Rating: R

Release Date: Sep 8, 2000

Running Time: 92 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Jon Cryer, Rick Stear, Rafael Baez, Ione Skye, Frank Whaley, Peter Gerety, Akili Prince, Aesha Waks, Dominic Chianese, Susan Foster

director: Richard Schenkman

Two lifelong friends embark on a journey to find a long-lost childhood buddy who apparently has gone insane and is hiding out in Coney Island's decaying amusement park. Along the way the two encounter some oddball characters and discover some truths about their own lives.

You're in your 30s. Something bad happens and your buried hurts, repressed emotions, regrets, heartaches, weaknesses and betrayals brim to the surface. Sounds like fun, huh?

Story

Two friends (Jon Cryer and Rick Stear) find out that their missing high-school chum (Rafael Baez) is now insane and living at New York's decaying Coney Island amusement park. Naturally, the guys ditch work and set out in search of their bud, and spend an inordinate amount of time wandering around the ramshackle…