is a
1986 Crime /
Drama movie starring
Crispin Glover ,
Keanu Reeves ,
Ione Skye ,
Daniel Roebuck , and
Dennis Hopper .
While the screenplay is
Fiction , it draws from the 1981 murder of Marcy Conrad, allegedly killed by her boyfriend in
Milpitas, California .
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A close group of high school friends discover that they are in the presence of a killer. One of them, Samson, has murdered his girlfriend Jamie. He brags to his friends about killing her and when they discover he is telling the truth their reactions vary.
'Layne' the self proclaimed leader of the group is certain on keeping this a secret and protecting Samson while the rest of the group (Matt, Clarissa, Maggie and Tony) want to go to the police.
Matt's tough little ten year old brother knows about the body and also knows which one of the five friends has been disloyal to Samson by telling the cops.
