Production[]
Jesse Bradford (who was 14 years old at the film's release) portrays the protagonist. The supporting cast includes Jeroen Krabbé, Karen Allen, Spalding Gray, Elizabeth McGovern, Katherine Heigl and Adrien Brody.
Lauryn Hill also appears in a small part as an elevator operator, her first screen role.
The music was composed by Cliff Martinez, and includes piano work and cues from classical composer Michael Glenn Williams.
Martinez's score is restrained and understated, well suited to the nature of the film. Williams' cue for the graduation scene for solo piano was notable in that it was the basis for his tone poem for Henry Cowell.