Playwright Jason Miller made his motion picture directorial debut with this adaptation of his own Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Though he makes little effort to treat his material cinematically, Miller nonetheless invests his production with insight and high emotion. Twenty-five years after
winning the state high-school basketball championship, four ex-teammates gather for a reunion with their coach (Robert Mitchum). George Sitkowski (Bruce Dern) is now the town mayor, embroiled in a reelection bid; James Daley (Stacy Keach) is his campaign manager; Phil Romano (Paul Sorvino) is a
successful but unscrupulous businessman; and Tom Daley (Martin Sheen) is a writer retu...
Released:
1982
Rated:
R
Length:
110 mins