WHITE PUNKS ON DOPE
River’s Edge is one of the most powerful movies of this or any year. Loosely based on a true incident, the plot revolves around a 16-year-old high school psycho (Daniel Roebuck) who strangles his girfriend for no other reason than a cheap thrill, leaves her body in the woods, brags about it, and then takes his clique of stoned heavy metal friends to see the corpse when they don’t believe him.
WHITE PUNKS ON DOPE
RIVER’S EDGE (Island Pictures)
Bill Holdship
River’s Edge is one of the most powerful movies of this or any year. Loosely based on a true incident, the plot revolves around a 16-year-old high school psycho (Daniel Roebuck) who strangles his girfriend for no other reason than a cheap thrill, leaves her body in the woods, brags about it, and then takes his clique of stoned heavy metal friends to see the corpse when they don’t believe him. No one narcs on the killer for two days, mainly because the speed freak leader (Crispin Glover) of this pack presents a moral code that says their obligation is to protect their living friend. After all, he explains, “Jamie is dead. She was our friend, too, but there’s nothing we can do for her now.”