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Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998)
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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Tim McCanlies (written by)
Release Date:
1 May 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
in the middle of nowhere they had everything
Plot:
Four friends from the small Texas town of Dancer are graduating from high school and are planning to move to L.A...
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Awards:
2 wins
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A feel-good film of the first order
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MPAA:
Rated PG for language.
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Runtime:
97 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Iceland:L |
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
France:U |
Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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Trivia:
The gas station where the four boys go to hang out was built for this movie and never was a working gas station. They left it up for an attraction when people drive into Fort Davis, it just recently collapsed (2006).
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Quotes:
[Looking up at the stars]
Squirrel: Let me get this straight, the universe was chaos right? Now billions and billions of years later, it works out to the point where me and my father 'the drunk' living in a trailer in the outskirts of Dancer, Texas.
Terrell Lee Lusk: So, what's your point?
Squirrel: Well I don't have a point. There is no point, that's my point.
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Squirrel: Let me get this straight, the universe was chaos right? Now billions and billions of years later, it works out to the point where me and my father 'the drunk' living in a trailer in the outskirts of Dancer, Texas.
Terrell Lee Lusk: So, what's your point?
Squirrel: Well I don't have a point. There is no point, that's my point.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Playing by Heart (1998)
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Soundtrack:
Where I Come From
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I walked away from this film with an incredibly good feeling; it was great. It features four young boys on the day of their graduation. They had made a childhood pact to leave their tiny town right after graduation. The audience watches as family interests and friends conflict with hopes, dreams, and practicality. For the record, I'd like to add that this is a great film to see even just for the performances of Breckin Meyer and Ethan Embry. Meyer is the story's dubious hero; he's self-centered but so good-natured and hopeful that you can't help but like him. Embry's character is dirt-poor and has a drunk for a father, but he's so incredibly goofy and sweet that at the end of the movie, you find yourself cheering for him. I recommend this movie to pretty much anyone. There's no sex, no violence, and only a tiny amount of cursing. An especially good movie to watch in groups.