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At Close Range

Year:

1986

Duration:

111 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

Director:

James Foley

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1986-04-18

Filming Locations: Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Earnings

Budget: $6,500,000

Opening Weekend: $180,286 (USA) (20 April 1986)

Gross: $1,953,786 (USA) (22 June 1986)

Cast

Actor

Character

Mary Stuart Masterson

Sean Penn

Brad Whitewood Jr.

Christopher Walken

Brad Whitewood Sr.

Chris Penn

Tommy Whitewood (as Christopher Penn)

Millie Perkins

Julie

Eileen Ryan

Grandma

Tracey Walter

Uncle Patch Whitewood

R.D. Call

Dickie

David Strathairn

Tony Pine

J.C. Quinn

Boyd

Candy Clark

Mary Sue

Jake Dengel

Lester

Kiefer Sutherland

Tim

Stephen Geoffreys

Aggie

Crispin Glover

Lucas

Noelle Parker

Jill

Alan Autry

Ernie

Paul Herman

Salesman

Gary Gober

D.A

Marshall Fallwell Jr.

Bartender

Doug Anderson

Marshall

Nancy Sherburne

Waitress

Terry Baker

Customer

Michael Edwards

Car Salesman #1

Myke R. Mueller

Car Salesman #2

Bob McDivitt

Farmer with Shotgun

Bonita Hall

Buxom Woman

Terri Coulter

Barroom Dancer

Anna Levine

Barroom Dancer

Janie Draper

Stripper

Charles 'Tatoo' Jensen

Older Guy

E.R. Davies

Detective Mosker

James Foley

Assistant D.A

Did you know?

Trivia

The role of Brad Whitewood, Sr. was originally offered to Robert De Niro, who turned it down because he felt the character was too dark.

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After Paramount Pictures turned down the pop track for its film Fire with Fire (1986), Sean Penn took the track "Live to Tell", performed by his then wife Madonna, and placed it in this movie. The track went to #1 on the Billboard charts in June 1986.

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When Christopher Walken works with guns in film, he checks them himself before each scene for safety reasons and his own personal ease. During the scene when Sean Penn sticks a gun in Walken's face, Walken checked the gun before the scene started. Before the director had the chance to say "Action", Penn ran off camera and shouted, "Give me the other gun!" He immediately returned to Walken and started the scene. This is the cut that made it into the movie, and Walken was really terrified.

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Goofs

When Brad Sr is being walked into the courthouse after being arrested, the building behind him is the Williamson County Bank located in Franklin, Tennessee not in Pennsylvania where the events took place.

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In the first heist after Brad quits his dad, they are stealing tractors from the Franklin Implement Inc which is where the film was made in Tennessee rather than Pennsylvania where it took place.

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Reflected in passenger-side window of truck when Brad, Sr. brings Terry to the motel.

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Quotes

Ernie: [referring to the TV] I need some sleep. You turn that damn thing on again, I'll beat the Jesus out of you.

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Brad Whitewood Sr.: That's Tony Pine - he's epileptic.

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Brad Whitewood Sr.: If it's blood, don't break it.

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