At Close Range poster
Director James Foley
Screenplay Nicholas Kazan

At Close Range

Tagline: Like father. Like son. Like hell.

Release Date: 1986-04-18

Duration: 111 minutes

Synopsis

Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man. Inspired by the real events that led to the end of the Johnston Gang, who operated in the northeastern United States in the 1970s.

Casting

  • Christopher Walken
    Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Sr.
  • Kiefer Sutherland
    Tim
  • Crispin Glover
    Lucas
  • Sean Penn
    Bradford "Brad" Whitewood Jr.
  • Chris Penn
    Thomas "Tommy" Whitewood
  • David Strathairn
    Tony Pine
  • Tracey Walter
    Uncle Patch Whitewood
  • Stephen Geoffreys
    Aggie
  • Mary Stuart Masterson
    Terry
  • Anna Thomson
    Barroom Dancer