A pretentious look at juvenile crime and media manipulation, FUN features complex performances by leads Rene Humphrey and Alicia Witt (both of whom received Special Recognition for Acting awards at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival) but is ultimately undone by its own affectations.
Psychologist Jane (Leslie Hope) and journalist John (William P. Moses), who writes for sensationalistic Tomorrow magazine, meet at a grim juvenile facility to interview two 15-year-old girls, Hillary (Humphrey) and Bonnie (Witt). The teens, who are incarcerated separately, have just been convicted
of the thrill-kill murder of a kindly old woman, Mrs. Farmer (Ania Suli). They met ...
Released:
1994
Rated:
NR
Length:
104 mins