A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.

Ethan Hawke
as Les Horn

Asa Butterfield
as Jude Keffy-Horn

Emily Mortimer
as Diane Urbanski

Julianne Nicholson
as Harriet

Hailee Steinfeld
as Eliza Urbanski

Emile Hirsch
as Johnny

Avan Jogia
as Teddy McNicholas

Nadia Alexander
as Prudence

Jeff O'Donnell
as Tory Ventura

Henry Kelemen
as Young Jude