The Prince of Pennsylvania

The Prince of Pennsylvania
Directed by	Ron Nyswaner
Written by	Ron Nyswaner (screenplay and novel)
Produced by	David Brown Michael Tolkin Nick Wechsler
Starring	Fred Ward Keanu Reeves Bonnie Bedelia Amy Madigan
Cinematography	Frank Prinzi
Edited by	William Scharf
Music by	Thomas Newman
Production company	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	September 16, 1988 (1988-09-16)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$5,415[1]

The Prince of Pennsylvania is a 1988 comedic drama directed by Ron Nyswaner. It stars Fred Ward, Keanu Reeves, Bonnie Bedelia and Amy Madigan.

Plot[]

Rupert Marshetta (Keanu Reeves) has a mind of his own, he's frustrated with his parents, especially his dad (Fred Ward), and doesn't fit in with other youth. He is also in love with an older woman, Carla (Amy Madigan). One day the dad tells Rupert he sees himself as the king of Pennsylvania, his wife as the queen, and Rupert as the prince who will inherit his kingdom. He shows Rupert an old trailer and asks him if he sells the land, what he would do with the money. Increasingly frustrated with how life is going, Rupert schemes with Carla to kidnap the father to get money to enjoy a future together. He is held in the old trailer. Meanwhile, Rupert discovers the land has already been sold and the money is nowhere to be found. The dad is then taken to the mine where he works and held near a portable toilet. Rupert eventually thinks the money has been hidden in the toilet, which is chained closed. He prepares dynamite to blow open the toilet. Mine rescue workers and police arrive on scene.

Cast[]

• Fred Ward as Gary Marshetta
• Keanu Reeves as Rupert Marshetta
• Bonnie Bedelia as Pam Marshetta
• Amy Madigan as Carla Headlee
• Jay O. Sanders as Trooper Joe
• Jeff Hayenga as Jack Sike
• Tracey Ellis as Lois Sike
• Joseph De Lisi as Roger Marshetta
• Don Brockett as Tony Minetta

Production[]

Thomas Newman wrote the music for the film. It was filmed in Pittsburgh. The scenes for the high school dance were filmed at Chartiers Houston High School in Houston, PA.

Reception[]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 14% based on reviews from 7 critics.^[2]

Roger Ebert gave it 1.5 out of 4.^[3]

Reference list[]

External links[]

• The Prince of Pennsylvania at IMDb
• The Prince of Pennsylvania at AllMovie

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