Around the Fire
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| director = John Jacobsen
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| starring = Devon Sawa
Tara Reid
Colman Domingo
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| released = {{film date|1998||}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Around the Fire is a 1998 American drama film directed by John Jacobsen and starring Devon Sawa, Tara Reid and Colman Domingo. It is Jacobsen’s feature directorial debut.
Plot
A rich guys kid who's Mom died, doesn't fit in at his boarding school...he befriends the resident stoner, and they go to a music festival and take lsd, then sell lsd, then he lives in a van following this band on tour for a while after he graduates, and his friend gets busted but he doesn't. Then he takes too much lsd at a concert and freaks out, gets arrested,and ends up in rehab, but it's okay cuz his dad and him reconcile. Then he finds his hippie girlfriend again at a festival apologizes, and they sell stir fry veggies on the lot to make money. Also there's a scene prior to his freakout where he's eating dinner at his dad's and lying about how he makes money. Mostly because his dad doesn't think he amounts to anything.
Cast
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Doc
- Lisa Burgett as Lauren
- Charlayne Woodard as Kate
- Colman Domingo as Trace
- Eric Mabius as Andrew
- Tara Reid as Jennifer
- Bill Smitrovich as Matt Harris
- Devon Sawa as Simon Harris
Reception
Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle awarded the film two stars out of five.{{cite newspaper|last=Baumgarten|first=Marjorie|title=Around the Fire|date=March 24, 2000|newspaper=The Austin Chronicle|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2000-03-24/around-the-fire/|accessdate=October 16, 2024}}
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club gave the film a negative review, calling it “A staggeringly awful youth-gone-bad film…”{{cite web|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|title=Around The Fire|date=April 19, 2002|website=The A.V. Club|url=https://www.avclub.com/around-the-fire-1798197130|accessdate=October 16, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0139030}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|around_the_fire}}