A Night In The Life Of Jimmy Reardon Movie [patched] May 2026

A Reassessment of A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988): A Study of Post-Graduate Angst and Directorial Conflict

Jimmy Reardon (River Phoenix) has just graduated high school. He has been accepted to a university in Hawaii but lacks the funds to go. His stern father (James Gammon) demands he enroll in a local business college. Over the course of a single night, Jimmy schemes to raise money, juggles three women—his ex-girlfriend Denise (Ann Magnuson), the wealthy but vulnerable Lisa (Meredith Salenger), and his romantic ideal, the mysterious Joyce (Ione Skye)—and attempts to maintain his friendship with the sardonic Fred (Matthew Perry). The night culminates in a series of betrayals, reconciliations, and a final ambiguous decision about his future. a night in the life of jimmy reardon movie

April 14, 2026 Subject: Film Analysis Director: William Richert (credited); heavy uncredited interference by studio executives. A Reassessment of A Night in the Life