7.9 Score

1984 • 1h 34min • R • Thriller, Drama, Music

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"The kids from... The Wild Side... The Side You've Never Seen."

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.

IMDb 6.9

RT 93%

MC 73

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Penelope Spheeris

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Penelope Spheeris

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Chris Pedersen

Jack Diddley

Bill Coyne

Evan Johnson

Jennifer Clay

Sheila

Timothy Eric O'Brien

Skinner

Wade Walston

Joe Schmo

Flea

Razzle

Maggie Ehrig

Mattie

Grant Miner

Keef

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Jennifer Clay Sheila

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