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Reckless

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Reckless
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R,1hr 33min
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1984
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Synopsis: Reckless is the word for rebellious teenaged Johnny Rourke (Aidan Quinn). With a drunken dad and a police-blotter rap sheet as long as his arm, Quinn pursues an "impossible" romance with Tracey Prescott (Daryl Hannah), a girl from a wealthy, highly respected family. Tracey is thrilled at the prospect of kicking over the traces with Johnny, and soon proves to be as big a hellraiser as he is....if not more so. Reckless was written by Chris Columbus, just before he hit pay dirt with Gremlins and The ... Full Synopsis
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Reckless is not consistently successful but it is consistently interesting. The story feels like the grittier, more melodramatic flipside to the John Hughes films of the same early-1980's era. It is no less of a fantasy than those films due to its reliance on familiar archetypes (the rebel without a cause, the good girl who wants to break out of her shell, etc.) but the Chris Columbus script has fun ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Johnny Rourke
Tracey Prescott
John Rourke, Sr.
Phil Barton
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