Synopsis
A delinquent teenager's only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When the older boy starts spending time with a new girlfriend, the teenager begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.
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Cast
- Emilio EstevezMark Jennings
- Craig ShefferBryon Douglas
- Larry B. ScottTerry Jones
- Jill SchoelenAngela Shepard
- Kim DelaneyCathy Carlson
- Barbara BabcockMrs. Douglas
- Morgan FreemanCharlie Woods
- Francis X. McCarthyMr. Carlson
- Diane DorseyMrs. Carlson
- Ramon EstevezMike Chambers
Recommandations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
Sheffer`s calm serves as an effective counterpoint to Estevez`s coiled energy, and Morgan Freeman is outstanding as Charlie, an older bar owner who mediates between the two boys as they clash over the importance of women and the rapidly changing nature of their lives. - 70
Time Out
The story is classic - a pair of childhood friends go their separate ways as adolescence gives way to manhood - the treatment pure Hollywood. - 50
The New York Times
Manages to be both prissy and prurient at the same time, as well as goofily romantic and nasty. To this extent, I suppose, it is an accurate reflection of Miss Hinton's sentimental fiction about earnest, inarticulate young readers. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Though filled with strong performances from all the principals, THAT WAS THEN...THIS IS NOW is thin material. We watch as Estevez's tortured character tries to come to grips with adult emotions and responsibilities, but we never really get a handle on what is inside him. Screenwriter-actor Estevez fails to provide any insight. What is refreshing about the film is that the teenagers seem real, with a keen sense of detail in the portrayal of their environment. - 50
Washington Post
Easily the worst of the four movies drawn from S.E. Hinton novels to date, and that's saying a lot. [9 Nov 1985, p.G14] - 25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Says the audience: "Howcum they make movies like this?" [9 Nov 1985]
