Angus (1995)

Director:

Patrick Read Johnson

Writers (WGA):

Chris Crutcher (short story)
Jill Gordon (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

For everyone on the outside looking in... your moment has arrived!

Plot:

A miserable fat teenager secretly has a crush on the class beauty, ends up becoming the surprising participant to dance with her at a high school dance, meaning he's got to get his act together with the help of his best friend.

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Grandfather | High School | Crush | Coming Of Age

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Perry Anzilotti	...	Tuxedo Salesman
Kathy Bates	...	Meg Bethune
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Alexander
Kevin Connolly	...	Andy
Tony Denman	...	Kid
Yvette Freeman	...	Science Teacher
Salim Grant	...	Mike
Epatha Harris	...	Ellen, Election Girl
Steven Hartman	...	Rick - Age 11
Robin Lynn Heath	...	Jody Cole
Grant Hoover	...	Angus - Age 8
Evan Kaufman	...	Alex Immergluch
James Keane	...	Coach
Irvin Kershner	...	Mr. Stoff
Michael McLeod	...	Rick - Age 8

Also Known As:

Angus - Voll Cool (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some coarse adolescent language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA | UK | Germany | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:6 (w) | Iceland:L | Spain:T | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34013)

Filming Locations:

Owatonna, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Atlas Entertainment

Trivia:

Prior to release, the film was cut almost in half in length, deleting many scenes. Some of the scenes were shown on the TNT cable version of the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening football scene, when Angus makes a tackle, the football clearly falls to the ground. In the next shot, it is still seen soaring through the air.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Angus: My mother named me after my father, Angus; a cow's name, which didn't help matters much, because I was a big kid. My mother was in labor with me for two days, but it was my father who died during child birth. He had a heart attack waiting for her to deliver, but this wasn't really my problem. In fact, I perceived my family situation as relatively normal, until I began to collect expert opinion around kindergarten.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 2 (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Funny Face

What a surprise!

My wife and I rented this movie just because we couldn't find anything else at the time, and did we get a surprise! Great, funny movie, anyone should enjoy this one.