| Reach the Rock | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Ryan |
| Produced by | John Hughes |
| Written by | John Hughes |
| Starring | William Sadler Alessandro Nivola Bruce Norris Karen Sillas |
| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 16, 1998 (USA) |
| Running time | 100 mins. |
| Language | English |
Reach the Rock is a 1998 film directed by William Ryan.
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A small town troublemaker (Alessandro Nivola), directionless and alienated, ends up spending a night in a jail cell, where he and the police chief (William Sadler) engage in a battle of wills and wit.
The soundtrack featured a compilation of Chicago-based Post-Rock artists, among them Tortoise, The Sea and Cake and John McEntire. It was released on Hefty Records, a label owned and operated by John Hughes III, the son of Reach the Rock screenwriter John Hughes.
As with Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful and Sixteen Candles, the film gets its title from a song, by the band Havana 3am.
After a brief theatrical run, the film was released on VHS, and played on cable television. It has yet to be released to DVD.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Sadler | Quinn |
| Alessandro Nivola | Robin |
| Bruce Norris | Ernie |
| Karen Sillas | Donna |
| Norman Reedus | Danny |
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