A Small Circle of Friends
| A Small Circle of Friends | |
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| Directed by | Rob Cohen |
| Produced by | Tim Zinnemann |
| Written by | Ezra Sacks |
| Starring |
Brad Davis Karen Allen Shelley Long Jameson Parker |
| Music by | Jim Steinman |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates | March 12, 1980 |
Running time | 113 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $766,740 |
A Small Circle of Friends is a 1980 American drama film by United Artists starring Brad Davis, Karen Allen, Shelley Long, Jameson Parker, Peter Mark, and an uncredited Craig Richard Nelson, who played Bell in The Paper Chase, another film set at Harvard.
Plot
The film follows the life of three students (Davis, Allen, Parker) at Harvard University and Radcliffe College in the 1960s.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features instrumental music composed by Jim Steinman.[1]
Production
Some outdoor riot sequences were filmed some 37 miles 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.[2]
Release and reception
It was Rob Cohen's only film as director not to be released by either Universal Studios or Columbia Pictures until 2012's Alex Cross.