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| Paramount Pictures | Release Date: October 26, 1984 |
Starring:
Chris Gartin, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim, Gayle Harbor, James Harper, Peter Weller, Richard Brandon, Robert Downey Jr., Sarah Jessica Parker, Teri Garr
Summary:
A teen must protect his family when his mother's sinister new boyfriend begins exerting his authority in their home.
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Michael Apted (who was due for a hit film) directed this fiery film, brilliantly layered scene-on-scene without a wasted frame. The odd camera angles presage the evil that will infect the happy home and put us on an eye-level with the boys whose spats gradually disappear as the two come to rely on each other. [26 Oct 1984, p.21]
Despite its weaknesses, Firstborn is a movie that deals sensitively with the emotional trials of single-parent families. And it is one of the few that treats adolescents with respect. This film is a must-see for parents and teen-agers and could provoke a long, long talk. [26 Oct 1984, p.C1]
The first half of Firstborn is a first-rate domestic melodrama, faultlessly acted by all concerned, though you may wonder if the interactions would not have been a bit more compelling had the invading force been a bit less obviously, obnoxiously evil. The second half goes over the edge into a Hollywood hell. [26 Oct 1984]
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