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- 1992
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 45 m
- 1992
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 45 m
Summary King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The leader of a group of runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg.
Directed By: Marc Rocco
Written By: Michael Hitchcock, Kurt Voss, Marc Rocco
- 1992
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 45 m
- 1992
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 45 m
Where the Day Takes You
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Summary King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The leader of a group of runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg.
Directed By: Marc Rocco
Written By: Michael Hitchcock, Kurt Voss, Marc Rocco
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
64
50% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
50% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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As fast and exciting as it is, there's no gratuitous MTV razzle-dazzle in Where the Day Takes You. Virtually every choice made - from the shrewd selection of the music to the always-original camera set-ups to the subtly cumulative pacing of the sequences - is indispensable to the film's vision and gives evidence of the skilled hand of a born filmmaker. [11 Sep 1992]
Aside from one slow-motion sequence, the film treats its subject with few commercial concessions, so one hopes that the horrible and decidedly unmemorable title won’t keep people away; this may be the best movie about disaffected youth since River’s Edge and Pump Up the Volume.
The movie is effective, well-acted and convincing.
It works best when it’s at its loosest and most improvisatory. Whenever the seams in the script show, the film loses its grit and takes on the aspects of a made-for-TV drama about runaways.
WHERE THE DAY TAKES YOU has a consistently engaging narrative that resonates with accuracy and honesty.
You would think "The Day" might offer a grim, realistic sketch of the dangers of street life for runaways. In fact, the dangers look exciting and even stylish. Rocco gives the film a rich, complicated visual design, with consistently beautiful photography, no matter how grubby the setting is. [03 Nov 1992, p.D05]
In Where the Day Takes You, a prettified look at teen homelessness in Hollywood, even a junkie’s vomit looks designer.
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Awards
Seattle International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Deauville Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Torino International Festival of Young Cinema
• 1 Nomination
