Boys (1996)

Patty Vare falls off a horse and is found unconscious by prep school student John Baker. He takes her to his dorm. As he quickly discovers, she is hiding from something. For John this ... See full summary »

Director:

Stacy Cochran

Writers:

Stacy Cochran, James Salter (short story "Twenty Minutes")

Stars:

Winona Ryder, Lukas Haas, John C. Reilly

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Winona Ryder	...	Patty Vare
Lukas Haas	...	John Baker Jr
John C. Reilly	...	Officer Kellogg Curry
James Le Gros	...	Fenton Ray (as James LeGros)
Skeet Ulrich	...	Bud Valentine
Matt Malloy	...	Bartender
Spencer Vrooman	...	John Murphy
Charlie Hofheimer	...	John Cooke
Bill Sage	...	Officer Bill Martone
Marty McDonough	...	Teacher
Wiley Wiggins	...	John Phillips
Vivienne Shub	...	Frances
Russell Young	...	John Van Slieder
Christopher Pettiet	...	Jon Heinz
Catherine Keener	...	Jilly

Storyline

Patty Vare falls off a horse and is found unconscious by prep school student John Baker. He takes her to his dorm. As he quickly discovers, she is hiding from something. For John this becomes a road to maturity and for Patty it's a way back to love and tenderness.

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Plot Keywords:

baseball player | college | father son relationship | drowning | classroom | 

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Taglines:

No one stays innocent forever.

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Genres:

Mystery | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

10 May 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Girl You Want

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$516,350 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interscope Communications, Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Edward Furlong was considered for the role of John Baker.

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Quotes

John Baker Jr: God, are you always like this?
Patty: Ya, I'm always like this.

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Soundtracks

"FADING FAST"
Written by K. Willis and J. Leventhal
Performed by Kelly Willis, Jay Farrar, Jim Boquist, Mike Heidorm and Dave Boquist
Kelly Willis appears courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
Jay Farrar appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records

User Reviews

strange and interesting

I liked this movie a lot. Visually, it is just so appealing in a very mystical sort of way. I don't get why nobody gets this movie. While the story doesn't quite hold up as well as the photography and the ending is way eighties, if you are a poetic person, you will get into this. In a weird sort of way it has a bit of the Love Story appeal. There is just something about it that can't be explained. A lot of the appeal has to do with winona ryder, she has never looked more magnetic...trust me. She actually does a very good acting job with this, in fact she probably saves the movie with her appeal and acting skills. There are certain scenes in this flick that will just float you away...like the one where the two main characters make love in the woods behind the carnival...classic. The first fifteen minutes are very interesting also. To sum up a rambling review just let me say this is one for are searching for something poetic and different in a movie. This is one for the fans of beautiful, sensitive people, falling leaves, and cobblestone paths.