Around the Fire
1998 American film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Around the Fire is a 1998 American drama film directed by John Jacobsen and starring Devon Sawa, Tara Reid and Colman Domingo.[1] It is Jacobsen’s feature directorial debut.[2]
| Around the Fire | |
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| Directed by | John Jacobsen |
| Starring | Devon Sawa Tara Reid Colman Domingo |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A rich guys kid who's Mom died, doesn't fit in at his boarding school...he befriends the resident stoner, and they go to a music festival and take lsd, then sell lsd, then he lives in a van following this band on tour for a while after he graduates, and his friend gets busted but he doesn't. Then he takes too much lsd at a concert and freaks out, gets arrested,and ends up in rehab, but it's okay cuz his dad and him reconcile. Then he finds his hippie girlfriend again at a festival apologizes, and they sell stir fry veggies on the lot to make money. Also there's a scene prior to his freakout where he's eating dinner at his dad's and lying about how he makes money. Mostly because his dad doesn't think he amounts to anything.
Cast
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Doc
- Lisa Burgett as Lauren
- Charlayne Woodard as Kate
- Colman Domingo as Trace
- Eric Mabius as Andrew
- Tara Reid as Jennifer
- Bill Smitrovich as Matt Harris
- Devon Sawa as Simon Harris
Reception
Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle awarded the film two stars out of five.[1]
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club gave the film a negative review, calling it “A staggeringly awful youth-gone-bad film…”[2]
References
External links
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