Around the Fire

Around the Fire
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Directed byJohn Jacobsen
StarringDevon Sawa
Tara Reid
Colman Domingo
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Around the Fire is a 1998 American drama film directed by John Jacobsen and starring Devon Sawa, Tara Reid, and Colman Domingo.[1] It is Jacobsen's feature directorial debut.[2]

Plot

Simon Harris (played by Devon Sawa), whose Mom has died, does not fit in at his boarding school that his father sends him away too. He befriends the resident stoner, and they go to a music festival and take LSD, then sell LSD. Then he lives in a van, following this band on tour for a while after he graduates, and his friend gets arrested but he does not. Then he takes too much LSD at a concert and freaks out, gets arrested, and ends up in rehab; but it is okay because his dad and he reconcile. Then he finds his hippie girlfriend again at a festival, apologizes, and they sell stir-fry veggies on the lot to make money in a controversial cooking montage. Also there is a scene prior to his freakout where he is eating dinner at his dad's and lying about how he makes money. Mostly because his dad does not think he amounts to anything.

Cast

Home media

The film was released on VHS and DVD on August 22, 2000.[3]

Reception

Marjorie Baumgarten of The Austin Chronicle awarded the film two stars out of five.[1]

Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club gave the film a negative review, calling it "A staggeringly awful youth-gone-bad film".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Baumgarten, Marjorie (March 24, 2000). "Around the Fire". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Rabin, Nathan (April 19, 2002). "Around The Fire". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Magiera, Marcy (June 16, 2000). "A-Pix scares up rappers for its hip hop Witch spoof". Video Business. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
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