Mad Love (1995)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Antonia Bird

Writer (WGA):

Paula Milne (written by)

Release Date:

26 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A Wild And Sexy Adventure!

Plot:

Casey and Matt are high school kids in love. They run away together Casey's parents check her into a mental hospital for trying to kll herself...

Plot Keywords:

Love | High School | Suicide Attempt | Manic Depression | Liberty

Cast

Chris O'Donnell	...	Matt Leland
Drew Barrymore	...	Casey Roberts
Matthew Lillard	...	Eric
Richard Chaim	...	Duncan
Robert Nadir	...	Coach
Joan Allen	...	Margaret Roberts
Jude Ciccolella	...	Richard Roberts
Amy Sakasitz	...	Joanna Leland
T.J. Lowther	...	Adam Leland
Kevin Dunn	...	Clifford Leland
Elaine Miles	...	Housekeeper
Sharon Collar	...	Librarian
Selene H. Vigil	...	Singer
Valerie M. Agnew	...	Drummer
Roisin Dunne	...	Guitar

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and issues of an emotionally disturbed teen,including risk-taking situations and sexuality.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:S | South Korea:15 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Quotes:

Matt: We're hundreds of miles away from home, what are we supposed to do?
Casey: Tap our heels three times?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1998) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Icy Blue

...by any other name

It seems like the title of this movie was chosen at the last minute by the guy in the business suit. "So it's about a coupla teenagers, let's say they're 'in love', and one of them has mental problems, let's call her crazy..." The film itself though, I think, resists cliches, especially the fact that the four letter word (love) was avoided, which has a tendency to suck dry any useful plot content that might be found in a movie, opting for some different ways of illustrating their relationship. The two main characters are well portrayed, and believable. I think Barrymore and O'Donnell hold together something that may not have great elements like soundtrack, plot originality etc, because despite the fact that Drew's eyebrows really annoyed me, they both did a good job.