That Was Then... This Is Now

This article is about the 1985 film. For other uses, see That Was Then This Is Now (disambiguation).

That Was Then... This Is Now
File:That Was Then... This is Now (1985 film) poster.jpg Promotional poster
Directed by	Christopher Cain
Produced by	Gary R. Lindberg John M. Ondov
Written by	S. E. Hinton (novel) Emilio Estevez
Starring	Emilio Estevez Craig Sheffer Kim Delaney Jill Schoelen Barbara Babcock Frank Howard Frank McCarthy Larry Scott Morgan Freeman
Music by	Bill Cuomo Keith Olsen
Cinematography	Juan Ruiz Anchia
Edited by	Ken Johnson
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	November 8, 1985 (1985-11-08)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$8,630,068 (USA)

That Was Then... This Is Now is a 1985 drama film based on the novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton and a sequel to The Outsiders. The film was directed by Christopher Cain, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and stars Emilio Estevez (who also wrote the screenplay) and Craig Sheffer. This is the only S.E. Hinton adaptation not to feature Matt Dillon.

Plot

Mark Jennings' (Emilio Estevez) only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When Bryon Douglas (Craig Sheffer) starts spending time with a new girlfriend (Kim Delaney), Mark begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.

Cast

• Craig Sheffer as Bryon Douglas
• Emilio Estevez as Mark Jennings
• Larry B. Scott as Terry Jones
• Brooks Gardner as Tim Shepard
• Matthew Dudley as Curly Shepard
• Jill Schoelen as Angela Shepard
• Kim Delaney as Cathy Carlson
• Barbara Babcock as Mrs. Douglas
• Frank Howard as M&M Carlson
• Morgan Freeman as Charlie Woods
• Francis X. McCarthy as Mr. Carlson
• Diane Dorsey as Mrs. Carlson
• Ramon Estevez AKA Ramon Sheen as Mike Chambers
• Dan Lyon as "Car" Guy
• Sharon Thomas as Doctor
• C. Thomas Howell as Ponyboy Curtis

External links

• That Was Then... This Is Now at IMDb
• That Was Then... This Is Now at AllMovie