Crazy/Beautiful (2001)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

John Stockwell

Writers (WGA):

Phil Hay (written by) &
Matt Manfredi (written by)

Release Date:

29 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

When it's real. When it's right. Don't let anything stand in your way.

Plot:

At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.

Plot Keywords:

High School | School | Latino | Pacific Palisades | Congressman

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Kirsten Dunst	...	Nicole Oakley
Jay Hernandez	...	Carlos Nuñez
Bruce Davison	...	Tom Oakley
Herman Osorio	...	Luis
Miguel Castro	...	Eddie
Tommy De La Cruz	...	Victor
Rolando Molina	...	Hector
Soledad St. Hilaire	...	Mrs. Nunez
Lucinda Jenney	...	Courtney Oakley
Taryn Manning	...	Maddy
Richard Steinmetz	...	Coach Bauer
Ana Argueta	...	Rosa
Neil Looy	...	Jimmy - The Pilot
Marion Moseley	...	Morgan Oakley
Mike Jones	...	Dr. Linehan

Also Known As:

About 17 (USA) (working title)
At 17 (USA) (working title)
At Seventeen (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving teens, drug/alcohol content, sexuality & language.

Runtime:

99 min | USA:135 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #38176) (edited for re-rating) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18SX | South Korea:15 | USA:R (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

At 17 Films Inc.

Trivia:

The scene in which Nicole buries Carlos in a hole in the sand, with only his head above ground, and takes a picture, the original caption for the photo was "In Nicole's Hole". It was changed to "I Love Nicole" in order to maintain a PG-13 rating.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Maddy and Nicole drive Carlos home the first time, Nicole can be see in the back seat with Carlos before she climbs back there.

Quotes:

Nicole: There are millions of people in this world, but in the end it all comes down to one. I still panic sometimes, forget to breathe, but I know that there's something beautiful in my imperfections; the beauty that he held up for me to see. The strength that I will never be able to say.

Movie Connections:

Features "Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Sleep

Wild rich white schoolgirl and much poorer Latino form a relationship. Great acting. Sensitively portrayed

In Crazy Beautiful Kirsten Dunst (Interview With A Vampire, Bring It On) plays Nicole a rich girl at high school who befriends a first generation Mexican lad called Carlos (Jay Hernandez).

Nicole and Carlos hit it off in spite of Carlos's reservations about the wild (crazy/beautiful) Nicole. He's from a poor family and keen to do well at his studies. She's on a path of self destruction, at least academically, probably physically. Carlos hopes to go to the navy academy and become a pilot.

Now this sounds fairly ho hum but is brought successfully to the screen by very strong acting performances from both Dunst and Hernandez and also by Bruce Davison who plays Nicole's Dad Tom.

These characters are flawed and therefore interesting. The film is mindful of how complicated real people are.

Nicole is a carouser, drunk or stoned most of the time. Jay is level headed but becomes overwhelmed by Nicole. Dad certainly doesn't think he has all of the answers.

Crazy/Beautiful is inspired a little by the inter racial aspect of the relationship but much more by the veracity of the performances.

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