A teenager must protect his family when his mother's sinister new boyfriend begins exerting his authority in their home.A teenager must protect his family when his mother's sinister new boyfriend begins exerting his authority in their home.A teenager must protect his family when his mother's sinister new boyfriend begins exerting his authority in their home.
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- TriviaCorey Haim's first day of shooting was with Peter Weller, and he went up to compliment the older actor on his performance. Weller collared Haim, throwing him up against a wall to warn him not to speak to him after a take, and it took three assistants to separate them. Haim later admitted that he was terrified by the experience, but Weller apparently was method acting, unaware by anybody else.
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80's dramatic gold
If you're an 80's film buff, you couldn't ask for anything better than Firstborn. Peter Weller being creepier than creepy, Cory Haim being earnest, Sarah Jessica Parker being mousy, and Teri Garr addicted to coke. Does it get any better? I found the film looking for more Christopher Collet flicks (he's the dreamy 13-year-old Paul of Sleepaway Camp), and he knocks this role out of the park as an engaging and increasingly troubled teen trying to keep his family together. Though the subject matter is a little heavy, Apted keeps you riveted, and Firstborn proves itself to be a heartfelt and endearing look at a family ripped apart. Not only is this Corey Haim's first film, but the entire cast is outstanding. Do yourself a favor and see it.
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- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,250,994
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,606,214
- Oct 28, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $6,250,994
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