A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.
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- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win total
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- (as John Sullivan)
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- TriviaFinnish censorship visa # 75921.
- Quotes
Peter: I really don't know where I want to go or what I want to do, but I can tell you, without a minute's hesitation what I don't want to do. I don't want to fall into the rut my parents are in... , even if on the surface it looks so beautiful, even if it's just the the kind of life we would like to lead. We have a comfortable home, we have gold handles in the bathroom, we have a good school, we are well dressed, we have good shoes, we have good pants always well pressed. That's exactly what I don't want.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Unfinished Business (1984)
At first I could see where the comment about it being aged comes into play; it starts out feeling like something more out of a '50s public service ad than the '60s, with the straight-laced square father and the not-really rebellious son, neither of whom act spectacularly well. His "rebellion" against materialism feels old, tired and disingenuous. Things start getting a little more interesting when the son is arrested, and more troubles with the law start. There's a nice, artistic little sequence where he and his girlfriend sing Show Me the Way to Go Home- over 10 years before the great scene in Jaws. What I particularly liked was the lead's argument with the French Canadian about individuality and identity- that feels significant and pretty Canadian. An interesting film, and a curiosity to the Canadian film buff.
- gizmomogwai
- Sep 1, 2016
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- CA$75,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1