A Boy Called Hate Movie Review 1995

Troubled teen Steve (Caan)--whose nickname is "Hate" after his tattoo--lives with his divorced dad in an L.A. suburb. Steve's on a latenight motorcycle ride, taking potshots at billboards with his trusty handgun, when he stumbles onto what he thinks is an attempted rape. So Steve shoots at the rapist, Richard (Gould), and takes off with would-be victim Cindy (Crider). Turns out Richard is the assistant D.A. and he tells the cops he's been robbed, so the teen duo are now on the run. Familiar tale with some good twists and believable performances. Caan is the son of James (seen in a cameo as the dad). Debut for director Marcus.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Teen Angst, Fugitives, L.A., Road Trip

Screenplay

Mitch Marcus

Cast

Scott Caan, Missy (Melissa) Crider, Elliott Gould, Adam Beach

Cinematography

Paul Holahan

Director

Mitch Marcus

Other

James Caan

Producer

Steve Nicolaides, Tom Rowe, Tony Allard, Marjorie Skouras, Skouras Pictures