In a small town, a morbidly-obese, 15yo's bullied, as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life.In a small town, a morbidly-obese, 15yo's bullied, as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life.In a small town, a morbidly-obese, 15yo's bullied, as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life.
- Awards
- 10 nominations
Diane Salinger
- Mrs. Vick
- (as Diane Louise Salinger)
Jessica D. Stone
- Rachel #1
- (as Jessica Stone)
Josh Perry
- Marcus Bloom
- (as Josh 'The Ponceman' Perry)
Storyline
Did you know
- Quotes
Mr. Fitzgerald: Life's a mess, dude, but we're all just doing the best we can, you know. You and me, and Samantha. We're just doing what we can. So if I hurt you, or if I lied to you, all I can tell you is I'm sorry, and I will try to do better. Maybe I will do better, or maybe I'll... do even worse. I don't know. I screw up all the time, because that's what people do. You know.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.24 (2011)
- SoundtracksCrepuscule
Performed by Amelita Galli-Curci
Courtesy of RCA Victor
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Featured review
Not your average misfits
The misfit in high school is a tried and true indie genre (were ANY indie filmmakers well-adjusted jocks in high school?). So one approaches yet another example of the breed with some weariness, expecting certain marks to be hit, especially when the protagonist is, as here, hugely overweight. And indeed he is unpopular with his phys ed teacher and gets more than one comment about his breasts. But all manner of subtle variations make this one unique from the start, starting with his mixed relationship with his uncle (a surprisingly touching turn by "The Office"'s Creed Bratton), whose condition - Alzheimer's? - makes him sometimes the one needing care, but whose age and fundamental compassion also make him the caretaker (in the never explained absence of Terri's parents). Perhaps because of this ambivalent situation, Terri has a strong sense of self which takes him from the start out of victim territory, prompting him, for instance, to defiantly wear pajamas to school. His relationship with John C. Reilly's assistant principal character is similarly ambivalent, since as a mentor the latter is both empowering and disappointing. The two other students who become his friends are similarly displaced yet defiant and the film is rich in both vulnerability and self-assertion. The quiet intrigues of the film are not the stuff of stirring plot, but do show Terri and his friends in their own messy, determined way becoming themselves in a way that is, almost unobtrusively, optimistic and uplifting.
helpful•51
- jimcheva
- Jan 26, 2012
- How long is Terri?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Cậu Bé Terri
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $655,802
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $65,103
- Jul 3, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $655,802
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content