Prince of Pennsylvania

The story of the hard entry of a teenager in adult life. The Marshet family lived quietly until a minor criminal offense occurred. Rupert did not want to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a blue collar. Instead, he and his girlfriend Carla kidnap his father. However, no one is going to pay a ransom for the abducted Gary. Later, they learn that the father has secretly sold the land from everyone. Rupert brings his father to the mine, where, as he supposed, he hid the money. When he was about to blow up the mobile toilet, they were found by the police.

• Fred Ward - Gary Marshetta
• Keanu Reeves - Rupert Marshetta
• Bonnie Bedelia - Pam Marshetta
• Amy Madigan - Carla Headley
• Jay O. Sanders - Joe
• Jeff Monahan - Tommy Rutherford
• David Earley - Plenipotentiary Representative

• Production Director: Ron Nysuener
• Screenwriter: Ron Nysuener
• Producers: Joanne Fishman, Kerry Orent, Sarah Risher, Robert Shay
• Operator: Frank Pritzi
• Composer: Newman, Thomas Thomas Newman
• Editor: William S. Scarf
• Production Designer: Toby Corbett
• Costume Designer: Carol Wood
• Makeup: Ginny Yosefchik
• Sound engineers: Martin J. Bram, Linda Moss, Bruce Stubblefield, Kerry Dean Williams, William Hartman
• Special Effects: Jack Bennett
• Staging tricks: John Brenagan

• May 15, 1988 - Cannes Film Festival
• September 11, 1988 - Toronto Film Festival

• 1988 - American Film Festival in Deauville : Nomination for Film Critics Prize - Ron Nissuerner
• 1989 - Independent Spirit Award:
  • nomination for the best debut film - director Ron Nisuener, producers Joan Fishman and Kerry Orent
  • Best Supporting Actor - Bonnie Bedelia and Amy Madigan

• Hammerhead by Flotsam and Jetsam
• "This Is My Father's World"

performed by The Mars United Methodist Church Choir

• "To Be Loved" performed by The Pentagons
• "How I Love You" performed by Frankie Paul
• “Bad Connection” performed by Walking Wounded
• “Big Mistake” by Richard Ferreira
• "Honeymoon Is Over" by Richard Ferreira
• "I Want To Make It With You" performed by Kids After Dark
• "Pennsylvania Polka" performed by the group Rotondi
• “Good King Wenceslas” performed by The Mars United Methodist Church Choir
• " Silent Night " in the Arrangement of the Saw Forest
• "Happy Reindeer" performed by Dancer, Prancer and Nervous
• “Dreams” performed by the BoDeans group

• Prince of Pennsylvania (English) on the Internet Movie Database  
• Awards on IMDb (English)
• Soundtrack on the site IMDb (English)