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Rave
Rave
Directed by	Ronald Krauss
Written by	Ronald Krauss; Mario Zavala; Oona Croese (as Kristine A. Tata)
Produced by	Michael Kolko; Ronald Krauss; Ilan Lewinger
Starring	Douglas Spain; Aimee Graham; Nicholle Tom; Tamara Mello; Efren Ramirez
Cinematography	Mario Zavala
Edited by	Don Pollard
Music by	Jeffrey R. Gund
Production; company	Twelve Corners Entertainment
Distributed by	Lightyear Entertainment
Release date	September 22, 2000 (Woodstock Film Festival);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Rave is a 2000 American drama film written and directed by Ronald Krauss and starring Douglas Spain, Aimee Graham, Nicholle Tom, Tamara Mello, and Efren Ramirez.

Premise

On a Saturday night in downtown Los Angeles, several teenagers converge at a rave. The teens range from Daffy, an upstanding Mexican-American from a good home; Jay Hoon, a Korean-American teen who defies his strict father to go to the rave; JP and his friend Lazy; and rich girl trio Sadie, Mary, and Tracy. In one day, we see a portrait of these teenagers finding their way through all the temptations, attractions and dangers of the wild underbelly of Los Angeles.

Cast

Douglas Spain as Daffy
Aimee Graham as Mary Griffith
Nicholle Tom as Sadie
Tamara Mello as Nette
Efren Ramirez as Bookie
Dante Basco as Jay Hoon
Franco Vega as JP
Shaun Weiss as Lazy
Lela Lee as Lisa
Steven Bauer as Antonio
Tricia Dickson as Tracy
Scott Torrence as Brian aka Amanda
Chris Weber as Sky

Reception

Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review, citing its clichéd, by-the-numbers plotlines.^[3] He wrote, "No more imaginative than its title, indie feature exploits a rave as colorful background for retrograde troubled-youth dramatics that pile on one alarmist cliche — drug O.D., drive-by shooting, Parents Who Don’t Love Enough, etc. — after another to absolutely no credible effect."^[3] Harvey concluded "Most real-life teens, not to mention ravers, will find Rave absurdly condescending and exploitative."^[3]

Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle wrote, "The acting and technique (not to mention a rousing credit sequence) are uniformly good, but viewers familiar with the rave scene may come away feeling as if they've just been hit over the head with an American Family Association two-by-four. Peace, love, unity, and respect may be the bywords of rave culture, but Krauss' film plays more like a dreary ABC After-School Special in which common teenage quandaries result in death or worse, and your friendly neighborhood E dealer is a psycho killer."^[4]

References

^ "Rave (World Premiere)". Woodstock Film Festival. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ "Oona Croese". oonacroese.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Harvey, Dennis (May 6, 2001). "Rave". Variety. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ Savlov, Marc (October 13, 2000). "Screen Play". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.