Reach the Rock
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Directed by | William Ryan |
Produced by | John Hughes |
Written by | John Hughes |
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Music by | John McEntire |
Cinematography | John J. Campbell |
Edited by | Gerald B. Greenberg |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $4,960 |
Reach the Rock is a 1998 American comedy drama film directed by William Ryan and starring William Sadler and Alessandro Nivola. It was the last film to be written and produced by John Hughes before his death.
Premise
A small-town troublemaker (Alessandro Nivola), directionless and alienated, ends up spending a night in a jail cell, where he and the police chief (William Sadler) engage in a battle of wills and wit.
Cast
- William Sadler[1] as Quinn
- Alessandro Nivola[2] as Robin
- Bruce Norris as Ernie
- Brooke Langton as Lise[3]
- Norman Reedus as Danny
- Karen Sillas as Donna
- Richard Hamilton as Ed
Production
Writer/producer John Hughes originally offered the Reach the Rock script to director Chris Columbus at the same time he offered him Home Alone. Columbus opted to direct the latter.[4]
The soundtrack featured a compilation of Chicago-based post-rock artists, among them Tortoise and associated acts Bundy K. Brown, The Sea and Cake and John McEntire. It was released on Hefty Records, a label owned and operated by John Hughes III, the son of John Hughes. The film gets its title from a song by the band Havana 3am.
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- Articles with short description
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- 1998 films
- English-language films
- American comedy-drama films
- American independent films
- Films produced by John Hughes (filmmaker)
- Films with screenplays by John Hughes (filmmaker)
- Gramercy Pictures films
- Universal Pictures films
- 1998 independent films
- 1998 comedy-drama films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s American films
- 1998 directorial debut films
- Films set in Chicago