Today's episode takes a look back at Emilio Estevez's 1986 directorial debut, Wisdom. Twenty-three when he started production, Estevez would become the youngest person to write, direct and star in a studio feature film. The modern would-be Bonnie and Clyde action drama would also star Demi Moore (who was also engaged to Mr. Estevez at the time of production), Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright and William Allen Young.
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The original 1986 theatrical one-sheet for Wisdom
 



Press photos from the press kit

Empire Pictures: Part One

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