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User Rating:
6.4/10   1,010 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Michael Boston (written by)
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Release Date:
29 May 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Murder. Seduction. Revenge.
Plot:
Living in the rural Texas panhandle is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Party Favors: Dan Aykroyd Is On A Mission From Vodka
 (From . 31 October 2009, 11:06 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Dark, Disturbing, & Strangely Haunting more (38 total)

Cast

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Ryan Phillippe ... Jimmy West

Nastassja Kinski ... Kate West

John Savage ... Ray West
Shirley Knight ... Doris Knight
Tyrin Turner ... Nate Carr
Jenny Lewis ... Traci Connor
Brent Jennings ... Tom

John Doman ... Andy Berg
Devon Michael ... Mark West
Adam Burke ... Mikey West
Kaitlin Hopkins ... Young Doris Knight
Dennis Letts ... Sergeant Phillips
Jerry Cotton ... Detective Fleaharty

Michael Boston ... Leo Dalt

Gail Cronauer ... Motel Clerk
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some strong sexuality, violence and language.
Runtime:
99 min | Argentina:105 min
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Fun Stuff

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Continuity: At the end of the movie, a policeman buys a six pack of local Texas beer, the bottles of which are dark brown. They remove the six pack from the brown bag and put it on the table. After Doris Knight talks for a while, the beers become the Dutch import Heineken, and the beer package seems to be back in the brown bag again. more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Dark, Disturbing, & Strangely Haunting, 5 October 2001
10/10
Author: marks-24 (marks@apex.net) from Kentucky, USA

If you're in the mood for lighthearted escapism you've got the wrong flick. If on the other hand you'd like to be entertained with a great dark/disturbing story with plot twists that are done in very original ways, "Little Boy Blue" will more than satisfy!

Everyone in this picture did a superb job and I do mean everyone, writers, directors, music, lighting, sets, etc. Ryan Phillippe does more than hold his own in this dark tale in fact he shines!

This is a disturbingly haunting movie that I've watched several times, and I don't do that often. So, if you like your entertainment on the gritty side of reality snag this one for your library.

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