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Mean Creek (2004) -- When a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek vengeance.
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Jacob Aaron Estes (written by)
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Release Date:
29 September 2004 (France) more
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Beneath the surface, everyone has a secret.
Plot:
When a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek vengeance. full summary | add synopsis
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4 wins & 4 nominations more
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Makes "Thirteen" look bad more (122 total)

Cast

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Rory Culkin ... Sam Merric

Ryan Kelley ... Clyde

Scott Mechlowicz ... Marty
Trevor Morgan ... Rocky Merric

Josh Peck ... George Tooney

Carly Schroeder ... Millie
Branden Williams ... Kile Blank
Raissa Fleming ... Maggie Tooney
Heath Lourwood ... Jasper
Ryan Peterson ... Cashier
Michael Fisher-Welsh ... Mr. Levinworth

J.W. Crawford ... Tom (as James W. Crawford)
Shelly Lipkin ... Mr. Merrick
Kaz Garas ... Detective Wright
Hagai Shaham ... Handsome Police Officer
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, sexual references, teen drug and alcohol use.
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90 min
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The case # is 3668543. more
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Continuity: When George is getting into the car with all the boys to go to the lake, he is wearing a gold chain, but once in the car, the chain is no longer around his neck. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
George: Hey! What do you think you're doing? You're a punk, Sam!
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References Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG) more
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Our Love Is Beautiful more

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89 out of 111 people found the following review useful.
Makes "Thirteen" look bad, 12 November 2004
Author: jsemovieman from St. Louis, MO

Mean Creek ***1/2/out of 4

"Mean Creek" has the most accurate depiction of teen life and adolescence I've ever seen in a movie. Unlike "Thirteen", which is stereotypical and tries to give answers and resolutions, "Mean Creek" sticks out in the teen-life genre as a beauty. The young actors and actresses do a great job, but Carly Schroeder as Millie is the best. She gets to your gut as the innocent kid who's in the wrong place at the wrong time.

One of the most memorable parts for me in the movie is when the Bully, George, is filming with his camcorder and zooms in on an exotic spiral shape, saying "This is my life". That's such a brilliant line because adolescence is such a horrible and awkward stage in life. High schoolers (being one myself) are filled with an assortment of emotions and feelings and "Mean Creek" portrays that with such power.

Like "Deliverance", the film is focused on a canoe trip that goes completely wrong and "Mean Creek " has some themes that "Deliverance" has. Jacob Aaron Estes is a director who is off to a great start-making films that are completely honest in every way.

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