The read
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Three lives of three young people intersect over the course of one summer. A rich student and a young working-class man accidentally destroy a diner when their impromptu road race takes a disastrous turn. Ordered by a judge to spend the summer repairing the building, they find themselves becoming rivals for the affections of the owner's daughter.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Metacritic25/100
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
198 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark PiznarskiDirector
- Michael SeitzmanWriter
- Andrea MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Leelee SobieskiSamantha Cavanaugh
- Chris KleinKelvin Morse
- Josh HartnettJasper Arnold
- Michael RookerMalcolm Arnold
- Annie CorleyBetsy Arnold
- Bruce GreenwoodEarl Cavanaugh
- Annette O'TooleJo Cavanaugh
- Elaine HendrixJennifer Cavanaugh
- Stuart WilsonJohn Morse
- Ronni SaxonRobin Arnold
- Tac FitzgeraldPete
- Jessica StierVanessa
Stills
Themes
high schoolcar racedinerprivate schoolcoming of agecancerworking classteenage lovespoiled rich kidbarefoot female