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  1. Over the Edge is a 1979 American coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and released in May 1979. The film, based on actual events, had a limited theatrical release but has since achieved cult film status. It was Matt Dillon's film debut.

  2. Over the Edge: Directed by Jonathan Kaplan. With Michael Eric Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Matt Dillon, Vincent Spano. A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada after the death of one of their own.

    • Jonathan Kaplan
    • 2 min
  3. Jonathan Leonard Friga (born February 26, 1950), known professionally as Jonathan Cain, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for Journey .

    • Long before Cain was famous, he attended the premier of American Graffiti. Afterward, he mingled with the cast at Ernie’s Steakhouse in Century City.
    • Bruce Springsteen inspired some of Cain’s early songwriting in Journey. “I felt we could take a page from his songbook and write songs about the working-class lifestyle, singing about the very issues they were thinking and dreaming about,” he writes.
    • Neal Schon wasn’t initially thrilled when Cain and Perry began writing ballads like “Open Arms.” “After we played [that song] to the band, Neal looked dumbfounded,” writes Cain.
    • The phrase “Don’t Stop Believin'” is something that Cain’s dad said to him on the phone one night in the 1970s when he was frustrated with his life and career.
  4. "Over the Edge" expands on this notion into deep, dark territory. We're faced with two sides of our nation's youth: the innocence and the fury. Kaplan did a terrific job of blending the two.

    • (13)
    • Jonathan Kaplan
    • PG
    • Michael Eric Kramer
  5. May 15, 2024 · Jonathan Kaplan’s Over the Edge from 1979 is a coming-of-age teen drama infused with a massive amount of ennui, alienation, and rebellion. It also focuses on characters aged around 13 to 15 years old, making it an early look at Gen Xers.

  6. Sep 16, 2015 · Jonathan Kaplan began directing with exploitation films for Roger Corman (Night Call Nurses, 1972) but earned mainstream praise with the ambitious Over the Edge (1979), a revelatory look at a new generation of lawless middle class latchkey kids.