# Sean Penn & Christopher Walken in At Close Range (1986) — Full Review

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Podcast: [Oh Brother](https://stenobird.com/podcast/oh-brother-672513)
Published: 2026-05-04T09:00:00+00:00
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Message Dan and Mike This week we're reviewing At Close Range, James Foley's 1986 rural noir crime film — newly available in a 4K restoration from Cinematographe. It's the kind of release that makes you wonder why it took this long. Based on the true story of the Johnston Gang, a Pennsylvania crime family whose reign ended in betrayal and murder, the film stars Sean Penn as Brad Whitewood Jr., a young man who seeks out his estranged father only to find someone far more dangerous than he barga...

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