Taglines: No parents. No rules.
Where the Day Takes You movie storyline. Fleeing abusive families, a group of teenage runaways form a protective family on their own, with King as their leader. King is a man in his early twenties who has been living on the street for more than six years. In and out of jail, he spends most of his nights with Little J and Greg.
Having spent two months in jail for being falsely accused of murder, he feels that the group fell apart in his absence. His friend Brenda, a lot of the time bullied by Little J because of her weight, introduces him to Heather, a 17-year-old girl from Chicago. He soon takes her under his protection and includes her in his revenge on Tommy, the man responsible for the death of his former girlfriend Devon.
One night, Greg and Little J get into a fight while stealing stereos out of cars. Greg, mad that the group always takes Little J’s side, seeks refuge with his drug dealer Ted and his girlfriend Vikki. He sends him away, however, because he doesn’t have any money. Greg, not knowing what to do, goes home, but his father has him arrested for grand theft.
Meanwhile, King and Heather have trouble earning money, but he insists that they won’t get into prostitution, unlike Little J’s friend Kimmy. Little J is lured into prostitution by his friend Rob, but while servicing his client Charles, he is reminded of the sexual abuse he suffered as a child at the hands of his uncle. In jail, Greg admits to being addicted to drugs and a social worker gets him into a rehabilitation center, which will grant him parole.
Where the Day Takes You is a 1992 drama film directed by Marc Rocco. The film tells the story of teenage runaways trying to survive on the streets of Los Angeles. The film was nominated for the “Critics Award” at the Deauville Film Festival and won the Golden Space Needle Award at the Seattle International Film Festival.
It stars Dermot Mulroney, Sean Astin, Balthazar Getty, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ricki Lake, James LeGros, Laura San Giacomo, David Arquette, Christian Slater, and Will Smith (in his film debut). The film was primarily shot on location in Los Angeles and Venice, California and included several songs by Melissa Etheridge.
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Directed by: Marc Rocco
Starring: Sean Astin, Lara Flynn Boyle, Peter Dobson, Balthazar Getty, James LeGros, Dermot Mulroney, Adam Baldwin, Nancy McKeon, Alyssa Milano, Will Smith, Rachel Ticotin, Stephen Tobolowsky
Screenplay by: Marc Rocco, Michael Hitchcock, Kurt Voss
Production Design by: Kirk M. Petruccelli
Cinematography by: King Baggot
Film Editing by: Russell Livingstone
Costume Design by: Michael Fitzpatrick
Set Decoration by: Greg J. Grande
Music by: Mark Morgan
MPAA Rating: R for drug use, language and violence.
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release Date: September 11, 1992
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