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Around the Fire (1998)
R
106 min | Drama

Around the Fire (1998)

106 min | Drama

Around the Fire is the deeply resonant story of a boy named Simon, who despite being raised in an upper-class Manhattan household with all its privileges--and restrictions--is haunted by the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death ...See moreAround the Fire is the deeply resonant story of a boy named Simon, who despite being raised in an upper-class Manhattan household with all its privileges--and restrictions--is haunted by the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of his mother. In Simon's eyes, his high-powered businessman father Matt wasted no time in remarrying his stepmother Lauren, a woman with a perfect facade whom he suspects of having an affair with Matt long before his mother's demise. When Simon is sent away to boarding school in preparation to attend Princeton, he meets Andrew, who introduces him to marijuana and LSD, and immerses him into a whole new world populated by dreamers, artists, utopians, flower children and partiers who spend the better part of their lives "on tour" at musical festivals. Simon is deeply moved by the beauty and freedom of these people, and feels they are the family he has always sought. At his very first concert Simon meets Jennifer, a beautiful young hippie to whom he is immediately attracted, Trace, a hipster on the road less traveled who immediately bonds with him, and Kevin, a champion of the "seize the day" ethic who is dying of AIDS. As Simon delves deeper into this new-found free-spirited lifestyle, he must face an inevitable conflict not only with the life his father has planned for him, but also with the self-destructive emotional turmoil deep within. Struggling to come to terms with these conflicts, Simon makes a series of bad decisions which land him in a strict drug rehab program run by a street-smart, yet caring woman named Kate. It is here that Simon is made to take a look at himself in an honest light and to learn that until he finds out what is right for him, his chances for happiness will be fleeting at best. Written by B Dahlia See less

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36 cast members

Name	Known for
Devon Sawa Simon Harris Simon Harris See fewer	Final Destination (2000)
Bill Smitrovich Matt Harris Matt Harris See fewer	The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)
Tara Reid Jennifer Jennifer See fewer	American Pie (1999)
Eric Mabius Andrew Andrew See fewer	Resident Evil (2002)
Colman Domingo Trace Trace See fewer	Lincoln (2012)
Charlayne Woodard Kate Kate See fewer	Unbreakable (2000)
Lisa Burgett Lauren Lauren See fewer	Around the Fire (1998)
Henri Lubatti Kevin Kevin See fewer	Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
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Daphne Brogdon Simon's mother Simon's mother See fewer	Daphne Dishes (2015)
Blaine Walker Young Simon Young Simon See fewer	Around the Fire (1998)
Manny the Hippie Vegan GooBall Man Vegan GooBall Man See fewer	Around the Fire (1998)
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Michael McKee Hippie-Narc Hippie-Narc See fewer	Nash Bridges (1996)
Steven Anthony Jones NY Policeman NY Policeman See fewer	Patch Adams (1998)
Kris Mickelson Patterson Patterson See fewer	Around the Fire (1998)
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