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From Heartthrob to Heartache to Heartburn

From his 1979 debut to mature roles in recent films, see Matt Dillon take boyish good looks straight to the Oscars

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Posted Aug 25, 2006 12:06 PM

(photo: Warner Bros./Photofest )

OVER THE EDGE (1979)

ROLLING STONE REVIEW: "Powered by authentic dialogue and Van Halen anthems, Over the Edge was the blueprint for flicks like Pump Up the Volume, and it remains an essential depiction of the misanthropic war on American youth . . . " ( read more)

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THE OUTSIDERS (1983)

ROLLING STONE REVIEW: "Funny, touching and revelatory . . . a movie that will stay gold . . . " ( read more)

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DRUGSTORE COWBOY (1989)

ROLLING STONE REVIEW: "Casting teen dream Matt Dillon as a junkie going straight sounds like one of those noxious notions dreamed up by a politician for yet another Just Say No campaign . . . " ( read more)

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TO DIE FOR (1995)

ROLLING STONE REVIEW: "It sounds awful . . . [b]ut To Die For, sparked by a volcanically sexy and richly comic performance by Kidman that deserves to make her an Oscar favorite, is prime social satire and outrageous fun . . . "
( read more)

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IN & OUT (1997)

ROLLING STONE REVIEW: "Kevin [Kline] and [Joan] Cusack have never been funnier, and Dillon's film-within-a-film take on an actor portraying a gay soldier uproariously skewers the pious Hollywood platitudes that pass as searing drama . . . " ( read more)

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THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1998)

ROLLING STONE REVIEW: "Dillon, sporting huge yellow teeth, is hilariously sleazy as the detective who falls for Mary and hustles to eliminate his rivals, who include a pizza boy, football star Brett Favre (don't ask) and a married man who wants to sniff Mary's shoes . . . " ( read more)

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CRASH (2004)

ROLLING STONE REVIEW: "The acting is dynamite, notably by Dillon and [Thandie] Newton in their shocking second encounter. Despite its preachy moments, the film is a knockout. In a multiplex starved for ambition, why kick a film with an excess of it? . . . " (read more)

Plus: Check out our profile of Matt Dillon.