<P> At Close Range is a 1986 American crime drama film directed by James Foley , based on the real life rural Pennsylvania crime family led by Bruce Johnston Sr. which operated during the 1960s and 1970s . It stars Sean Penn and Christopher Walken , with Mary Stuart Masterson , Sean 's brother Chris Penn , David Strathairn , Crispin Glover , Kiefer Sutherland , and Eileen Ryan ( the Penns ' real - life mother ) in supporting roles . The film was critically acclaimed . </P>
<P> At Close Range is a 1986 American crime drama film directed by James Foley , based on the real life rural Pennsylvania crime family led by Bruce Johnston Sr. which operated during the 1960s and 1970s . It stars Sean Penn and Christopher Walken , with Mary Stuart Masterson , Sean 's brother Chris Penn , David Strathairn , Crispin Glover , Kiefer Sutherland , and Eileen Ryan ( the Penns ' real - life mother ) in supporting roles . The film was critically acclaimed . </P>
what is the movie at close range about
what is the movie at close range about
the real life rural Pennsylvania crime family led by Bruce Johnston Sr. which operated during the 1960s and 1970s
the real life rural Pennsylvania crime family led by Bruce Johnston Sr. which operated during the 1960s and 1970s