That Was Then... This Is Now

Infobox Film
name = That Was Then... This Is Now


caption = Promotional poster
director = Christopher Cain
producer = Gary R. Lindberg
John M. Ondov
writer = S.E. Hinton (novel)
Emilio Estevez
starring = Emilio Estevez
Craig Sheffer
Larry B. Scott
Morgan Freeman
music = Bill Cuomo
Keith Olsen
cinematography = Juan Ruiz Anchia
editing = Ken Johnson
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = November 8, 1985
runtime = 102 min.
country = flagicon|United States
language = English
amg_id = 1:49296
imdb_id = 0090151

"That Was Then... This Is Now" is a 1985 film of an S.E. Hinton book. It starred Emilio Estevez, who also wrote the screenplay, and Craig Sheffer in the main roles. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

Mark Jennings' (Emilio Estevez) only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When Bryon Douglas (Craig Sheffer) starts spending time with a new girlfriend (Kim Delaney), Mark begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.

Cast

*Emilio Estevez as Mark Jennings
*Craig Sheffer as Bryon Douglas
*Larry B. Scott as Terry Jones
*Brooks Gardner as Tim Shepard
*Matthew Dudley as Curly Shepard
*Jill Schoelen as Angela Shepard
*Kim Delaney as Cathy Carlson
*Barbara Babcock as Mrs. Douglas
*Frank Howard as M&M Carlson
*Morgan Freeman as Charlie Woods
*Francis X. McCarthy as Mr. Carlson
*Diane Dorsey as Mrs. Carlson
*Ramon Estevez as Mike Chambers
*Dan Lyon as "Car" Guy

Trivia

*The movie "That Was Then... This Is Now" takes place in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The S.E. Hinton novel is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
*This is the only film adaption of an S.E. Hinton book that does not star Matt Dillon.
*This is the third adaption of an S.E. Hinton novel that features Emilio Estevez. He played Johnny Collins in "Tex" and Two-Bit Matthews in "The Outsiders", which were supporting characters in those other books. Emilio's character in "That Was Then...This is Now" is one of the main characters.
*According to her website, this is the only film adaption of her book that author S.E. Hinton was not directly involved in.
*Unlike "The Outsiders" it was set in the present day at the time of filming(1980s), rather than when the book was set, even though the characters from both books know each other.

External links

*imdb title|id=0090151
*amg title|id=1:49296