Where the Day Takes You (1992)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Marc Rocco

Writers:

Michael Hitchcock (writer)
Marc Rocco (writer)

Release Date:

11 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

No parents. No rules.

Plot:

A group of teen-age runaways try to survive in the streets of Los Angeles. Drugs, prostitution, violence...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Runaway | Prostitution | Love | Street Life

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Laura San Giacomo	...	The Interviewer
Dermot Mulroney	...	King
Robert Knepper	...	Rock Singer
Sean Astin	...	Greg
Balthazar Getty	...	Little J
Will Smith	...	Manny
James LeGros	...	Crasher
Ricki Lake	...	Brenda
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Heather
Peter Dobson	...	Tommy Ray
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Ted
Nancy McKeon	...	Vikki
Adam Baldwin	...	Officer Black
Rachel Ticotin	...	Officer Landers
Alyssa Milano	...	Kimmy

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cinetel Films

Trivia:

Will Smith's film debut.

Quotes:

Heather: Brenda said that you killed your girlfriend.
King: Yeah, well Brenda says a lot of things. And I believe about... none of them.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Slingshot (2005)

Soundtrack:

ROYAL STATION 4/16

Gritty and touching film about homeless youth in Hollywood,CA

"Where The Day Takes You" is about the homeless youth who come from all over the country to escape their dysfunctional families to live on the streets of Hollywood.It is here that this youth form surrogate families with other homeless youth.

This film chronicles one such family of homeless youth headed by King who is the father figure.A violent confrontation with another homeless leader turns for the worse and King finds himself desperately trying to keep his family together while avoiding the law.

The movie is surprisingly honest about dangers of living on the street and yet portrays the real sense of community that this homeless youth shares with each other.

My only issue with this film was perhaps the Melissa Etheridge music which distracted me.It got more tolerable with repeated viewings of this film but to be fair I am not much of a Melissa Etheridge fan.

If you like movies about Hollywood or films featuring young attractive actors playing disaffected youth then I would suggest this film.