Reach the Rock

Reach the Rock
Reach the Rock
	VHS cover
Directed by
Written by	John Hughes
Produced by	John Hughes
Starring	William Sadler; Alessandro Nivola; Bruce Norris; Brooke Langton;
Cinematography	John J. Campbell
Edited by	Gerald B. Greenberg
Music by	John McEntire
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 16, 1998 (United States);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4,960

Reach the Rock is a 1998 American comedy drama film directed by and starring William Sadler and Alessandro Nivola. It was written and produced by John Hughes.

Premise[]

A small-town troublemaker (Alessandro Nivola), directionless and alienated, ends up spending a night in a jail cell, where he and the police chief (William Sadler) engage in a battle of wills and wit.

Cast[]

William Sadler^[1] as Quinn
Alessandro Nivola^[2] as Robin
Bruce Norris as Ernie
Brooke Langton as Lise^[3]
Norman Reedus as Danny
Karen Sillas as Donna
Richard Hamilton as Ed

Production[]

Writer/producer John Hughes originally offered the Reach the Rock script to director Chris Columbus at the same time he offered him Home Alone. Columbus opted to direct the latter.^[4]

The soundtrack featured a compilation of Chicago-based post-rock artists, among them Tortoise and associated acts Bundy K. Brown, The Sea and Cake and John McEntire. It was released on Hefty Records, a label owned and operated by John Hughes III, the son of John Hughes. The film gets its title from a song by the band Havana 3am.

References[]

^ "William Sadler". IMDb. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "Alessandro Nivola". IMDb. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "Brooke Langton". IMDb. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ Wilkinson, Amy (November 6, 2015). "'Home Alone' turns 25: A deep dive with director Chris Columbus". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

External links[]

Reach the Rock at IMDb
Reach the Rock at Box Office Mojo

[1] "William Sadler". IMDb. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[2] "Alessandro Nivola". IMDb. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[3] "Brooke Langton". IMDb. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[4] Wilkinson, Amy (November 6, 2015). "'Home Alone' turns 25: A deep dive with director Chris Columbus". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

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Written and directed	Sixteen Candles (1984) The Breakfast Club (1985) Weird Science (1985) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) She's Having a Baby (1988) Uncle Buck (1989) Curly Sue (1991)
Written and produced	National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982) Pretty in Pink (1986) Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) The Great Outdoors (1988) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) Home Alone (1990) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Dennis the Menace (1993) Baby's Day Out (1994) Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 101 Dalmatians (1996) Flubber (1997) Home Alone 3 (1997) Reach the Rock (1998)
Produced only	Only the Lonely (1991) New Port South (2001)
Written only	Mr. Mom (1983) National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) Nate and Hayes (1983) National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) Career Opportunities (1991) Dutch (1991) Beethoven (1992) Just Visiting (2001) Maid in Manhattan (2002, story) Drillbit Taylor (2008, original character)
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