Jonathan co-stars in this movie about teen suicidal patients in a mental ward with Cillian Murphy, Tricia Vessey, and Stephen Rea. Jonathan plays a character named Toby and even had an Irish accent for the part! During pre-production, this movie was also known as Smiling Suicide Club and Catch The Sun. > watch the trailer here. and now, you can buy the movie here!

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news:

• 5/21/02: on the edge available on dvd and to rent today!
• 2/22/02: ote will be having a screening at concordia university in montreal, canada on april 25th. click here for more info, and be sure to report back what you thought of it!
• 10/21/01: OTE released in britain and the uk.
• 10/7/01: John Carney's 'On The Edge' picked up the Audience award at the 12th annual Dinard Festival of British Cinema in France (Oct. 4-7).
• 9/21/01: OTE released in Ireland.
• 8/13/01: Dark Horizons posts a link to the trailer of the movie.
• 8/13/01: On the Edge screened successfully so-far to a warm crowd in Austin. Check out some of the posts on the message board about the movie: here and here.
• 8/10/01: Official "On The Edge" website debuts.
• 8/9/01: News on the short-term run of the movie in Texas! It will be screening at Landmark's Doobie Theater at 2025 Guadalupe, August 10th through the 16th, 2001. Tickets are $5 before 6pm, and $7.25 for evening showings. Don't miss this if you have the chance to see it! Showtimes are at 2:20, 4:20, 7:20 and 9:20 pm. On the weekend there is an additional screening at 12:00 pm. If the movie does well, there is a possibility that the run may go longer. :)
• 8/9/01: There was a press release that mentioned the limited release of On The Edge.
• 7/10/01: On The Edge debuts at the Galway Film Fleadh
• 6/7/01: According to this website, On The Edge will only be released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles.
• 5/25/01: Another brief mention of On The Edge is in the LA Times' summer preview
• 5/13/01: On The Edge was listed in the New York Times Summer Movie Line-Up!
• 5/11/01: UpcomingMovies.com posted the following release date for On The Edge: FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH!!!
• 5/5/01: It's announced that OTE will be opening the Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland on July 10th!
• 2/8/01: There was a small blurb about On the Edge in the LA Times last month in their 2001 movie sneak peak: "ON THE EDGE: A depression-prone young Irishman checks into a psychiatric hospital, where he forms bonds and finds a potential love. (Universal Focus)"
• 11/28/00: Exciting news about a possible OTE soundtrack, which includes music from The Walls, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Pixies, David Gray, Therapy, The Frames, and Placebo. One of the songs that may be on it is "Bone Deep," by The Walls, which can be downloaded for free at www.thewalls.ie.
• October 2000: Name changed again from Catch the Sun to On The Edge.
• 9/21/00: Upcomingmovies.com reports Smiling Suicide Club as having a July 2001 release date, straight from Universal Focus' announcement of their 2001 slate.
• 7/20/00: The Catch the Sun page over at Upcomingmovies.com was updated with the MPAA rating of R (for language, some disturbing images and sexual content, and for some drug material).
• 7/5/00: SSC has indeed changed its name to Catch the Sun, according to IMDb.
• 3/11/00: Tony Geary mentions SSC at the SOD awards
  davidtomfan asks: Tony Gear congratulations to your SODA win!!!! *bowing to his greatness* I was wondering if you have had contact with Jonathan Jackson since he left the show?
  Tony Geary: Oh yes, yes. Jonathan and I have dinner together quite frequently, he just completed a movie in Ireland called "The Suicide Club". The title may change. But yes, Jonathan and I will always be close. I'm happy to say he's a very dear friend. I've learned a lot from him.
• 11/15/99: Official Website confirms movie: "We have another movie that you'll need to keep your eyes out for in the future! Jonathan is in Ireland right now filming the currently titled Smiling Suicide Club about suicidal patients discovering their true selves while going through therapy in a treatment center. It will also star Tricia Vessey and Cillian Murphy. We will post more information as we receive it."

articles, mentions, and blurbs:
(Most recent findings on the bottom. * denotes a newly added article)

• First Variety blurb
• Jackson cast in new film
• Jonathan Gets Dream Role in Ireland!
• Dec. '99 Irish Times blurb
• Jan. '00 SID article
• InStyle article
• Hollywood or Bust article
• Richard interviews Jonathan about OTE
• June '00 SID blurb
• University College Dublin extras
• "Light On Their Trotters" (an article about Cillian Murphy)
• "leangreenscreenscene"
• Interview with Ed Guiney
• Irish Times - "What Price Film Festival?"
• Blurb from Galway.net
• Will the real Ireland please stand up?
• snippet from cillian murphy interview
• Irish Films showing Strength in Local Market

• austin screening reviews
  • Valerie's review
  • cynthia & ynette's review
  • more comments on the jbros message board
• los angeles irish screen reviews
  • brandy's review
  • dee's review
  • my review
• anja's review
• Reviews from IMDB
• Review from The Irish Times
• Review from Ain't It Cool News
• Review from the Austin Chronicle WARNING: spoilerish and negative
• Another review
• Ireland.com review
• review from wow.ie
• review from ireland's national broadcast organization
• review from entertainment.ie
• review from unison.ie
• hybrid magazine review
• review from gay-ireland.com
• daily texan review
• RTE panel review REAL PLAYER FORMAT
• za@play review
• showbiz ireland review
• another review from rte
• review from filmcritic.com
• review from hometheaterinfo.com
• review from filmfreakcentral.net *
• review from entertainment weekly *

• Official "On The Edge" website.
• Upcoming Movies
• 4Filmmakers.com page
• On The Edge's IMDB page
• Jackson Lane's On The Edge page
• Jackson-Brothers.com On The Edge page