
Around the Fire is the deeply resonant story of a boy named Simon, who despite being raised in an upper-class Manhattan household with all its privileges--and restrictions--is haunted by the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of his mother. In Simon's eyes, his high-powered businessman father Matt wasted no time in remarrying his stepmother Lauren, a woman with a perfect facade whom he suspects of having an affair with Matt long before his mother's demise. When Si... (Full plot summary below)
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Around the Fire is the deeply resonant story of a boy named Simon, who despite being raised in an upper-class Manhattan household with all its privileges--and restrictions--is haunted by the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of his mother. In Simon's eyes, his high-powered businessman father Matt wasted no time in remarrying his stepmother Lauren, a woman with a perfect facade whom he suspects of having an affair with Matt long before his mother's demise. When Simon is sent away to boarding school in preparation to attend Princeton, he meets Andrew, who introduces him to marijuana and LSD, and immerses him into a whole new world populated by dreamers, artists, utopians, flower children and partiers who spend the better part of their lives "on tour" at musical festivals. Simon is deeply moved by the beauty and freedom of these people, and feels they are the family he has always sought. At his very first concert Simon meets Jennifer, a beautiful young hippie to whom he is immediately attracted, Trace, a hipster on the road less traveled who immediately bonds with him, and Kevin, a champion of the "seize the day" ethic who is dying of AIDS. As Simon delves deeper into this new-found free-spirited lifestyle, he must face an inevitable conflict not only with the life his father has planned for him, but also with the self-destructive emotional turmoil deep within. Struggling to come to terms with these conflicts, Simon makes a series of bad decisions which land him in a strict drug rehab program run by a street-smart, yet caring woman named Kate. It is here that Simon is made to take a look at himself in an honest light and to learn that until he finds out what is right for him, his chances for happiness will be fleeting at best.
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| User ReviewJamie Bthat movie was awesome! i absolutely loved it! i think it's a good movie for anyone ages 14-40! |
| User ReviewLilja Smy all time favorite, i love it.. It just makes me so happy =) |
| User ReviewShelley JI love this movie, because I love to see jambands! It is a pretty good description of tour kids. |
| User Reviewmaddy mThis movie is amazing!! It makes me wish that I could just tour around my whole in peace! |
| User Reviewkathy tdidn't think I would enjoy but I did. The charator Simon had many demetions( misspelled) to him and you can see him change through out the movie. |
| User ReviewGinger KIt is my altime favorite movie because of the true story line and the music |
| User ReviewMichael BRich in sweet taste! One of those movies that makes me wish I lived back then! |
| User ReviewClint Gyea the synopsis given by flixter is wrong.freakin amazing movie! |
| User ReviewJamie DGood movie, has good music, and a good story. |
| User ReviewPrivate Uthis movie makes me want to go on tour and sell stirr-fry to people!!! but seriously i love how its centered around the music and how some people forget to REALLY listen. peace man. |