That Night

That Night (originally titled One Hot Summer) is a 1992 American coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Craig Bolotin and starring C. Thomas Howell and Juliette Lewis.

Alice starts to copy every detail about Sheryl, including her perfume and even the record she listens to.

Reeling from their comments, she becomes excited when Sheryl walks into the alley with a group of guys trying to win her affection.

Rick pages Sheryl to come back to the desk, and a police officer tells her that her father died.

The next day Rick comes back with his gang, and they take Sheryl to the beach, where they have oysters and tequila and she pours her heart out over her father's death.

The three of them spend much of the night together which includes bringing Alice to seedy places like dive bars and under the boardwalk.

Reluctantly, Rick agrees to drive upstate with Alice to find Sheryl at the unwed mother's home.

David Stratton of Variety wrote "This isn't exactly riveting material, and the film's modest production values seem more suited to the small screen.

Nevertheless, [Dushku] makes the hero-worshiping moppet an engaging character, and Howell is just right as every suburban mom's idea of a daughter's undesirable boyfriend.

"[6] Entertainment Weekly graded the film "B−", remarking that director Bolotin "leans too heavily on period detail, but That Night clicks whenever it taps into the crazy, stupid madness of teen lust.

"[7] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that while book author McDermott made clear how the intensity of the teen romance changes Alice's life, first-time director Bolotin offers a "pale facsimile that traffics in too many coming-of-age clichés", but concluded, "what makes That Night worth seeing is a knockout performance from Lewis, who evokes the joy and confusion of sexuality.

[10] The film was released on DVD in the U.S. (Region 1) on March 6, 2016 from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.