Over the Edge

Appeals to viewers drawn to raw coming-of-age dramas about restless youth, social stagnation, and authority failing to understand those it controls.

Tone

bleak, tense, melancholic

Payoff

catharsis, reflection

Pacing

steady

Intensity

intense

Structure

linear

Themes

adolescent alienation, generational conflict, boredom, rebellion, institutional neglect

Setting

late 1970s, isolated middle-class planned suburb