A group of teen-age runaways try to survive in the streets of Los Angeles. Drugs, prostitution, violence and bureaucratic indifference all pose threats to the kids, who nevertheless prefer this harsh life to going back to their families. Heather, somewhat older, provides some leadership and mothering to the kids.... (Full plot summary below)
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A group of teen-age runaways try to survive in the streets of Los Angeles. Drugs, prostitution, violence and bureaucratic indifference all pose threats to the kids, who nevertheless prefer this harsh life to going back to their families. Heather, somewhat older, provides some leadership and mothering to the kids.
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| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldAside from one slow-motion sequence, the film treats its subject with few commercial concessions, so one hopes that the horrible and decidedly unmemorable title won’t keep people away; this may be the best movie about disaffected youth since River’s Edge and Pump Up the Volume. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinThis is Rebel Without a Cause without the grown-ups and without boundaries, transposed to a world of hard drugs, petty crime, hand-to-mouth existence and hopes that somehow will not die. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is effective, well-acted and convincing. |
| The Seattle TimesJeff ShannonBlessed with an ensemble cast of young actors without Brat Pack pretensions, Where the Day Takes You is often so authentic in its depiction of street life that you'll find yourself flinching, a response undoubtedly intended to result in a little consciousness-raising. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzNothing new here to be glommed, but this slickly done film is nevertheless hard-hitting. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeIt works best when it’s at its loosest and most improvisatory. Whenever the seams in the script show, the film loses its grit and takes on the aspects of a made-for-TV drama about runaways. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkAttempting a hard-hitting pic on the grimy realities of Hollywood Boulevard street life, and blessed with a cast bursting with up-and-comer names and a technically adept cameraman, Where the Day Takes You inevitably winds up giving the runaway's life the kind of romantic-tragic scope that appeals to troubled teens. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThough hovering between art and sociology, realism and stylization, Rocco's film serves as showcase for young cohort of actors including Will Smith, Sean Astin, Dermot Mulroney, Lara Flynn Boyle and Balthazar Getty. |
| Entertainment WeeklyDoug BrodIn Where the Day Takes You, a prettified look at teen homelessness in Hollywood, even a junkie’s vomit looks designer. |
| User ReviewThomas HOne Of The Most Underrated Movies Of All Time |
