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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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Title: I Am the Cheese (1983)
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Cast
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Adam Farmer
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Betty Farmer
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Don Murray | ... |
David Farmer
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Dr. Brint
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Amy Hertz
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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>
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DramaCertificate:
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 November 1983 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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Performed by Didus and the Fabulous Mascarenes
Written by Phil Demise
Published by Gegenschein Music
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Only movie to feature real-life family unit (former spouses), Don Murray and Hope Lange, and their son Christopher Murray. See more »Soundtracks
"Time Has Come to Go"Performed by Didus and the Fabulous Mascarenes
Written by Phil Demise
Published by Gegenschein Music
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The people who made I Am The Cheese disregarded the atmosphere of the original novel. The movie is bright and cheery. The interrogation scenes take place in a well-lit, normal-looking office. The doctor is basically nonthreatening. The drama of Adam's situation is underplayed and subdued, and the movie insults the book by adding an ending that fits the movie's sanitized view of the story. A new version of this film would be really cool, if any studio had the initiative to take on the project. Since the cast is so small and the story requires little in the way of special effects, an independent production could work out very well. Today's audiences would probably react well to a version of I Am The Cheese that stays true to the style of the book -- dark, threatening, and mysterious. It's a shame nobody's bothered to dig up the rights.