Around the Fire

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]

Around the Fire
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Directed by	John Jacobsen
Starring	Devon Sawa Tara Reid Colman Domingo
Release date	1998 (1998)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A rich man's child, whose Mom has died, does not fit in at his boarding school. 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. 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

• Stephen Tobolowsky as Doc
• Lisa Burgett as Lauren
• Charlayne Woodard as Kate
• Colman Domingo as Trace
• Eric Mabius as Andrew
• Tara Reid as Jennifer
• Bill Smitrovich as Matt Harris
• Devon Sawa as Simon Harris

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]