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Blue Car (2002) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 2,610 users
Metascore: 76/100
Reviews: 66 user | 43 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com A troubled young woman is encouraged by a teacher to enter a poetry contest. Director:Karen MoncrieffWriter:Karen Moncrieff |
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Auster
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| Agnes Bruckner | ... |
Megan Denning (Meg)
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Diane
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Delia
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Pat
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Regan Arnold | ... |
Lily
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Georgia
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Dustin Sterling | ... |
Rob
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Michael Joseph Thomas Ward | ... |
Dad
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Wayne Armstrong | ... |
Don
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Aftab Pureval | ... |
Boy in Class
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Wendy Lardin | ... |
Georgia's Mom
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Jenn O'nofrio | ... |
Blonde Girl
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Michael Raysses | ... |
Mr. Kastran
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Diner Waitress
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Gifted 18-year-old Meg has been abandoned by her father and neglected by her hardworking mother. Left to care for her emotionally disturbed younger sister, her world begins to unravel. She finds an outlet in writing poetry and support from her English teacher, Mr. Auster. But what started out as a mentoring relationship begins to get a bit more complex. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 May 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A kék autó See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$30,087 (USA) (2 May 2003)Gross:
$464,126 (USA) (18 July 2003)Company Credits
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Auster: Okay... you tell me.
Meg: I don't know.
Auster: Why not? Are you afraid I'm going to tell you your work stinks?
Meg: Does it?
Auster: What do you think?
Meg: Probably. I don't know.
Auster: Come back when you do.
[rises, starts to leave]
Meg: It doesn't stink. There's a line that I like.
[...]
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Written by Adam Gorgoni, Shelly Peiken and Rebecca Martin
Performed by Rebecca Martin
Julian's Room Music (BMI)/Wuttagirl Songs (BMI)/Rebbytunes (BMI)
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Trivia
This film was edited on an Apple Macintosh Computer with "Final Cut Pro" and "Cinema Tools" software. See more »Goofs
The application form that Meg fills out for the poetry contest says her poem is entitled "Blue Car", although at that point she has not yet written the poem or given it a title. See more »Quotes
[after looking over her poem]Auster: Okay... you tell me.
Meg: I don't know.
Auster: Why not? Are you afraid I'm going to tell you your work stinks?
Meg: Does it?
Auster: What do you think?
Meg: Probably. I don't know.
Auster: Come back when you do.
[rises, starts to leave]
Meg: It doesn't stink. There's a line that I like.
[...]
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Soundtracks
"Matchbook"Written by Adam Gorgoni, Shelly Peiken and Rebecca Martin
Performed by Rebecca Martin
Julian's Room Music (BMI)/Wuttagirl Songs (BMI)/Rebbytunes (BMI)
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It's always nice to come across a little gem of a film like this one is. The characters are crafted so well that there is nary a false note in the entire piece. The dynamics between the daughter (Meg) and her mother, Meg and her sister, and Meg and her teacher all ring true; at times painfully so. As things so often occur in real life, this was no neat little package of events and resolutions but characters stumbling through situations making good and bad decisions and coming out on the other side having learned something from their experiences.
Why can't everyone write like this! Kudos to Karen Moncrief for showing such great respect for her audience. I hope you have many more opportunities to add to your writing and directing resume. I've seen tons of films and very few of them are standouts. This is one of them.