A Better Place (1997) - Turner Classic Movies

A Better Place


1h 27m 1997

Brief Synopsis

Two high school outcasts, Barret Michaelson - the new kid in town, and Ryan Walker - a self-confessed misanthrope with a violent past, form an obsessive friendship which spirals murderously out of control.

Film Details

Also Known As
Better Place
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Location
New Jersey, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

Synopsis

Two high school outcasts, Barret Michaelson - the new kid in town, and Ryan Walker - a self-confessed misanthrope with a violent past, form an obsessive friendship which spirals murderously out of control.

Film Details

Also Known As
Better Place
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Location
New Jersey, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 27m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States March 17, 1999

Released in United States October 1997

Released in United States October 23, 1997

Released in United States September 1997

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) October 15-19, 1997.

Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 14-21, 1997.

Feature film directing debut for Vincent Pereira, who once worked as a clerk alongside director Kevin Smith at a local New Jersey convenience store.

View Askew is the production company of Kevin Smith, director of "Clerks" (USA/1994) and "Mallrats" (USA/1995).

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States March 17, 1999 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of series "NewFilmmakers" March 17, 1999.)

Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 14-21, 1997.)

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) October 15-19, 1997.)

Released in United States October 23, 1997 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of series "Independents Night!" October 23, 1997.)