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5.2/10   71 votes
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Director:
Sandy Wilson
Writer:
Sandy Wilson (writer)
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Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
In 1965 everyone was dreaming of california...
Plot:
Four Canadian girls skip off university to get to the wedding of one of their number's relatives across the border in Portland... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Ho-hum... a decent effort more (6 total)

Cast

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Margaret Langrick ... Sandy Wilcox

John Wildman ... Butch Walker

Jason Blicker ... Marty Kaplan
Liisa Repo-Martell ... Julie La Belle
Delia Breit ... Lizzie
Michelle Bardeaux ... Thelma

Troy Mallory ... Spider
Scott Anderson ... Daryl

Gordon Currie ... Glider
Loren Dunsworth ... Cynthia Walker, Butch's Bride
Babs Chula ... Dolly, Butch's Mother
James Kidnie ... Sid, Dolly's Husband
Terry Moore ... Al Walker
Jane Mortifee ... Kitty Wilcox
Richard Donat ... Major Wilcox
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mes copains américains (Canada: French title) (TV title)
My American Boyfriend (Canada: English title)
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
UK:15 | West Germany:6
Company:
Backseat Productions Ltd. more

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Features "The Jetsons" (1962) more
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Ho-hum... a decent effort, 31 July 2003
Author: pinstripe from BC, Canada

American Boyfriends is a film that is easily forgotten, which is a sad but true aspect of a lot of films that viewers entail. The problem here is that there is just nothing to keep the viewer into the film, and make them stay completely raptured.

The story consists of a young Canadian girl named Sandy (Margaret Langrick) from Penticton who moves to the Coast to pursue her studies at Simon Fraser University. She soon meets her new "best friend" Lizzie (Delia Breit), and the two hit it off quite quickly. Soon enough, Sandy's friends from home come to visit, also making stops to search for wedding dresses for one of the girls. Before you know it, all four of the girls are off to Portland to visit Sandy's cousin Butch's wedding. The rest is just pure spontaneity, and seems a bit far fetched of what two fresh university students would do, but the preposterousness was probably intended by the director.

Don't get me wrong: American Boyfriends is not a bad film, it's just not great. The acting is decent, the storyline is a bit lacking, but in general, it's just one of those films you probably won't remember you watched until you begin to watch it again.

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