Reach the Rock (1998)
- Starring:
- Bill Sadler, Alessandro Nivola, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Ryan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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William Ryan made his directorial debut with this comedy-drama set in the small town of Shermer, Illinois, where vandalism by Robin Fleming (Alessandro Nivola) gets him thrown in jail by the two-man police force -- Sergeant Phil Quinn (William Sadler) and his dim-bulb deputy, Ernie (Bruce Norris). Quinn blames Fleming for the accidental swimming death of his nephew (Norman Reedus) four years previous. While the inept cops aren't looking, Fleming steals the key to his cell and exits, creating more town problems -- and then he returns. It's all a gambit on his part to gain forgiveness from Quinn and also to get his ex-girlfriend Lise (Brooke Langton) to bail him out, in hopes of attracting her attention. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Bill Sadler - Quinn
- Bruce Norris - Ernie
- Brooke Langton - Lise
- Norman Reedus - Danny
- Alessandro Nivola - Robin
- Karen Sillas - Donna
- Richard Hamilton - Ed
- Director(s):
- William Ryan
- Writer(s):
- John Hughes
- Producer(s):
- John Hughes, Ricardo Mestres
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Watch With Your Teen, Profanity, Youth Substance Use, Mild Violence, Adult Situations)
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