That Night (1992)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Craig Bolotin

Writers (WGA):

Alice McDermott (novel)
Craig Bolotin (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In everyone's life there's a friendship you never forget.

Plot:

In 1961 Long Island Alice is just that bit younger than her playmates. She doesn't quite understand yet about some grownup things and is teased a lot...

Plot Keywords:

Bowling Alley | Family Disapproval | Teenage Girl | First Love | Sexual Awakening

Cast

C. Thomas Howell	...	Rick
Juliette Lewis	...	Sheryl O'Connor
Helen Shaver	...	Ann O'Connor
Eliza Dushku	...	Alice Bloom
J. Smith-Cameron	...	Carol Bloom
John Dossett	...	Larry Bloom
Katherine Heigl	...	Kathryn
Sarah Joy Stevenson	...	Barbara
Ben Terzulli	...	Mickey Meyer
Thomas Terzulli	...	Max Meyer
Michael Costello	...	Don O'Connor
Kathryn Meisle	...	Mrs. Carpenter
Adam LeFevre	...	Mr. Carpenter
Carolyn Swift	...	Mrs. Rossi
Charles Musumeci	...	Mr. Rossi

Also Known As:

One Hot Summer

Runtime:

89 min | Argentina:90 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Norway:11 | Spain:T | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Maryvale Preparatory School - 11300 Falls Road, Brooklandville, Maryland, USA

Company:

Alcor Films

Trivia:

Eliza Dushku's first movie.

Quotes:

Alice Bloom: I thought if either of my parents died, I'd die too, that if they stopped breathing they'd draw me back inside, like they once told me they kissed each other and breathed me into life.

Movie Connections:

References "Father Knows Best" (1954)

Soundtrack:

SUMMERTIME BLUES

Hey now.

In her screen debut, a pre-vamp Dushku plays Alice, an 11ish girl who makes friends with an older girl on the other side of both puberty and the street of her Long Island neighborhood. "That Night" is a sweet little slice-of-life flick which tells of the lessons about growing up which Alice learns through her friendship with neighbor Sheryl (Lewis) and her boyfriend (Howell). A journeyman flick but a slow starter worth the wait, "That Night" is a charmer with a 50's flavor, some solid performances, an okay screenplay, and will be most enjoyed by teens and more mature adults.