Dangerously Close

1986 | Action, Crime, Thriller

Synopsis

A rebel without a cause at an elite uptight High School discovers some of his classmates have formed an even more elite clique hell-bent on ridding the school of what they deem to be its undesirables because of ethnicity, politics, etc.

Scores

Overall Score
21.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
12.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.8%
Review Aggregate
32.8

Critic Consensus

12.5% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 12% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

coming of agethin plotsuspensefulaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Stockwell1986$86,000$247,000(est)
Carey Lowell1986$53,000$152,000(est)
Madison Mason1986$40,000$114,000(est)
Bradford Bancroft1986$33,000$94,000(est)
J. Eddie Peck1986$28,000$80,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score10.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes1,677

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$2,390,525$6,842,224
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$2,390,525$6,842,224

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1986$1,195,262$3,421,112
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$4,454,000$12,748,356
Physical Purchases ?1986$1,912,000$5,472,577
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$956,210$2,736,889
Total Revenues1986$8,517,472$24,378,934
Expenses
Budget ?1986$1,500,000$4,293,339
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$1,336,000 (est)$3,823,934 (est)
Participations1986$341,000$976,019
Residuals ?1986$508,000$1,454,011
Interest & Overhead1986$300,000$858,668
Total Expenses1986$3,985,000$11,405,972
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$4,532,472$12,972,962

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