Around the Fire Movie Review 1998

At boarding school, Simon (Sawa) tries to escape his emotional troubles by getting in with the school druggies, including Andrew (Mabius). He also begins a foray into the neo-hippie world of the Grateful Dead, where he falls for the free-spirited Jennifer (Reid). Simon does wind up in rehab, looking back on his life.

Distribution

A-PIX Entertainment Inc., 200 Madison Ave., 24th Fl., New York, NY 10016, Phone: (206)284-4700, Fax: (206)286-4433

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 107 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Teen Angst, School Daze, Drug Use & Abuse

Screenplay

John Comerford, Tommy Rosen

Cast

Devon Sawa, Eric Mabius, Bill Smitrovich, Tara Reid, Charlaine Woodard, Michael McKeever

Director

John Jacobsen

Music

B.C. Smith