Wisdom is a
1987 American crime film. It was written by its star,
Emilio Estevez, who co-directed with executive producer
Robert Wise. The movie also stars
Demi Moore, along with
Alien veterans
Tom Skeritt and
Veronica Cartwright as Estevez's parents. Emilio dedicated the picture to the memory of his friend Henry Proach. The film was distributed by
20th Century Fox and rated
R by the
MPAA. Its end title song is "Home Again," by
Oingo Boingo.
The film was not popular with critics;
Leonard Maltin considered it "wretchedly scripted, with one of the most self-defeating wrap-ups you'll ever see." To date,
Wisdom is the only Emilio Estevez movie not released to DVD.
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