Skipped Parts (2000)

An ungrounded young mother and her thoughtful teenage son are banished to a remote provincial town by a domineering father.

Director:

Tamra Davis

Writers:

Tim Sandlin (novel), Tim Sandlin (screenplay)

Stars:

Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mischa Barton

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Drew Barrymore	...	Fantasy Girl
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Lydia Callahan
Mischa Barton	...	Maurey Pierce
Bug Hall	...	Sam Callahan
Peggy Lipton	...	Laurabel Pierce
Angela Featherstone	...	Delores
Brad Renfro	...	Dothan Talbot
R. Lee Ermey	...	Caspar Callahan
Michael Greyeyes	...	Hank Elkrunner
Gerald Lenton-Young	...	Coach Howard Stebbins
Andrea Menard	...	Dot
Kathryn Henry	...	LaDell
Elizabeth Henry	...	La Nell
Daniel Maslany	...	Petey Pierce
Aaron Fahlman	...	Buddy Pierce

Storyline

It's 1963. Poor little rich girl Lydia and her 14-year-old love-child Sam are banished from North Carolina while her powerful father runs for governor. They end up in Wyoming where she parties and Sam finds he's one of only two Grosvant High School students who read. Maurey is the other, a pre-pubescent girl wanting to discover what sex is about. She and Sam set out to learn with help from Lydia, who tells them it stops when Maurey has her first period. Trouble is, pregnancy comes first. In this small town, what can Maurey do, and will Sam have any say? Meantime, Hank Elkrunner, a Blackfoot, falls for the feckless Lydia, while her dictatorial dad keeps tabs on them all from afar.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | wyoming | sex | student | governor | 

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Taglines:

There's nothing like knowing what you've been missing.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual situations, some involving young teens, and for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 2001 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Adolescência Perdida

Filming Locations:

Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Skipped Parts Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Among the names on the chalkboard in the lunchroom are Mike D. (Tamra Davis's husband) and Billy M. (Billy Madison), which she also directed.

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Goofs

When Maurey and Sam first try sex, Maurey, in the long shots, is wearing panties with dots on them. In the close-up when she takes them off, they are plain white.

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Quotes

Lydia Callahan: I'm your squaw, damn it!

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Connections

Follows Floating Away (1998)

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Soundtracks

"I Can't Help It"
Performed by Joe & Anne
Written by W. Allen

User Reviews

Provocative, but credible

After seeing Skipped Parts, and reading all the user reviews, I see why so many are repelled by the movie, but I'm one of the ones fascinated by it. In order to care about a movie, I have to care about at least one character, and in this movie, it definitely was the case, with the Sam Callahan young male part. Although it's true that hardly anyone went through what Sam and his young girlfriend went through, it was captivating to me to see Sam want, so much, to be a real boyfriend to his rather matter-of-fact fellow sexual experimenter. I identified his caring for, and attraction to, girls, with my own young life. As for his mom's character: yes, she was waaayy out there, but I have known women like that, so they *do* exist. I think that, overall, Skipped Parts is one of those movies where you have to give in to the situation a little, and go with it. IF (and this is critical) you have been through at least some of the feelings, if not actual situations, these characters experience, I think you'll agree that the 93 minutes, or so, spent in their world is not wasted time (although I think one time was enough for me...too many other great movies out there to see!).