The 1982 film directed by Barry Levinson is an "extraordinarily sad, funny and perfectly penned depiction of the lives of an aimless group of buddies at the end of an era," the critics write. "This multi-character study pulls such natural performances out of the promising cast that you're sure you've known every one of these guys your entire life."
A TV pilot based on the movie was written by Levinson and featured actor Paul Reiser returning to reprise his film role, with actor Michael Madsen taking over the role first played by Mickey Rourke and James Spader taking on Kevin Bacon's part. However, the pilot wasn't picked up for a series by its network, CBS.
