''A Small Circle of Friends'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Rob Cohen (in his directing debut) and starring Brad Davis, Karen Allen and Jameson Parker. It was distributed by United Artists.

Premise

The film follows the life of three students (Davis, Allen, Parker) at Harvard University and

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in the 1960s.

Cast

* Brad Davis as Leonardo DaVinci Rizzo * Karen Allen as Jessica Bloom * Jameson Parker as Nick Baxter * Shelley Long as Alice * John Friedrich as Alex Haddox * Gary Springer as Greenblatt * Craig Richard Nelson as Harry Norris * Harry Caesar as Jimmy * Nan Martin as Mrs. Baxter * Daniel Stern as Crazy Kid

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features instrumental music composed by Jim Steinman. Steinman later incorporated melodies from his score into the power ballad songs " Total Eclipse of the Heart", which became a number one hit for Bonnie Tyler in 1983, and " Making Love Out of Nothing at All", which simultaneously became a number two hit for Air Supply.

Production

Some outdoor riot sequences were filmed some south of Cambridge at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts after Harvard declined to allow the filming on their campus. Other scenes were filmed at MIT and other local colleges.

References

External links

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Karen Allen: An ACME Page
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