A Small Circle of Friends

For the Germs tribute album, see A Small Circle of Friends (album).

A Small Circle of Friends is a 1980 American drama film directed by Rob Cohen (in his directing debut) and starring Brad Davis, Karen Allen and Jameson Parker. It was distributed by United Artists.

A Small Circle of Friends
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rob Cohen
Written by	Ezra Sacks
Produced by	Tim Zinnemann
Starring	Brad Davis Karen Allen Jameson Parker
Cinematography	Michael Butler
Edited by	Randy Roberts
Music by	Jim Steinman
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	March 12, 1980 (1980-03-12)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5-6 million[1]
Box office	$766,740[2]

Premise

The film follows the life of three students (Davis, Allen, Parker) at Harvard University and Radcliffe College in the 1960s.

Cast

• Brad Davis as Leonardo DaVinci Rizzo
• Karen Allen as Jessica Bloom
• Jameson Parker as Nick Baxter
• Shelley Long as Alice
• John Friedrich as Alex Haddox
• Gary Springer as Greenblatt
• Craig Richard Nelson as Harry Norris
• Harry Caesar as Jimmy
• Nan Martin as Mrs. Baxter
• Daniel Stern as Crazy Kid

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features instrumental music composed by Jim Steinman.^[3] Steinman later incorporated melodies from his score into the power ballad songs "Total Eclipse of the Heart", which became a number one hit for Bonnie Tyler in 1983, and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", which simultaneously became a number two hit for Air Supply.^[4]

Production

Some outdoor riot sequences were filmed some 37 miles (60 km) south of Harvard University's main campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, after Harvard declined to allow the filming on their campus. Other scenes were filmed at MIT and other local colleges.^[5]