I Am the Cheese (1983)A teenage lad struggles to piece together his reality following a traumatic event. Director:Robert Jiras |
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I Am the Cheese (1983)A teenage lad struggles to piece together his reality following a traumatic event. Director:Robert Jiras |
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| Robert MacNaughton | ... |
Adam Farmer
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| Hope Lange | ... |
Betty Farmer
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Don Murray | ... |
David Farmer
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| Robert Wagner | ... |
Dr. Brint
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| Cynthia Nixon | ... |
Amy Hertz
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Lee Richardson | ... | |
| John Fiedler | ... |
Arnold
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Sudie Bond | ... |
Edna
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Frank McGurran | ... |
Young Adam
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Russell P. Goslant | ... |
Gardener
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Robert Cormier | ... |
Mr. Hertz
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Dorothea MacNaughton | ... |
Produce Lady
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Milford Keene | ... |
Harvester
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Joey Jerome | ... |
Whipper
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Ronnie Bradbury | ... |
Corn
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Adapted from the Robert Cormier novel. This film follows the life of a young boy whose happy, if somewhat unusual life with his friends and family, gradually starts to unravel until the truth of his situation is finally revealed. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
I'll admit that this movie, which was based on Robert Cormier's young adult novel, must have been difficult to make. The novel jumped through many time frames and had many scenes which would have been difficult to capture on film. But it simply lacks the subtle horror of the book, and the low budget really shows. Also, why change the ending? The ending of the novel might have been bleaker, but in the movie the ending left many questions unanswered.