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Reach the Rock is a 1998 American comedy drama film directed by William Ryan and starring William Sadler and Alessandro Nivola. It was the last film to be written and produced by John Hughes before his death.

Reach the Rock
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Directed by	William Ryan
Written by	John Hughes
Produced by	John Hughes
Starring	William Sadler Alessandro Nivola Bruce Norris Brooke Langton
Cinematography	John J. Campbell
Edited by	Gerald B. Greenberg
Music by	John McEntire
Production company	Gramercy Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 16, 1998 (1998-10-16) (United States)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4,960

Premise

A small-town troublemaker (Alessandro Nivola), directionless and alienated, ends up spending a night in a jail cell, where he and the police chief (William Sadler) engage in a battle of wills and wit.

Cast

• William Sadler[1] as Quinn
• Alessandro Nivola[2] as Robin
• Bruce Norris as Ernie
• Brooke Langton as Lise[3]
• Norman Reedus as Danny
• Karen Sillas as Donna
• Richard Hamilton as Ed

Production

Writer/producer John Hughes originally offered the Reach the Rock script to director Chris Columbus at the same time he offered him Home Alone. Columbus opted to direct the latter.[4]

The soundtrack featured a compilation of Chicago-based post-rock artists, among them Tortoise and associated acts Bundy K. Brown, The Sea and Cake and John McEntire. It was released on Hefty Records, a label owned and operated by John Hughes III, the son of John Hughes. The film gets its title from a song by the band Havana 3am.

References

External links

• Reach the Rock at IMDb
• Reach the Rock at Box Office Mojo

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