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Big city girl Caroline is new to a small town, she disregards her high school classmates, and then just for kicks starts a sexual relationship with her teacher, Mr. A. Meanwhile, there's a serial killer roaming the town, an industrial fire burning on the outskirts, and Thurston is mourning the loss of his best friend. As Thurston falls in love with Caroline, realities quickly catch up to all characters, and they are all going to have mature or face the consequences. Written by
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Rated R for drug and alcohol use, sexual content, language and some violent images - all involving teens
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Trivia
The song Laura Lee dances to in the flash back is "Kool Thing" by Sonic Youth.
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Goofs
When Caroline and Barry argue, she accidentally throws the cup of coffee on the floor and breaks it. After the few seconds there are two cups on the table again.
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Quotes
Jenny:
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Seeing Caroline in the restroom]
Ugh, slut.
Caroline Wexler:
What did you call me?
Jenny:
I think I just called you a slut, slut.
Caroline Wexler:
Why?
Jenny:
Because everyone knows that you've banged, like, forty different guys since you came here.
Caroline Wexler:
Really? Forty?
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pause to look in mirror]
Caroline Wexler:
Okay, let's just say that I have banged forty guys. What's the problem? You're just jealous because you've been, ah, brainwashed by puritanical assholes who think sex is a sin. But then again, your, ah, little gerbil-sized brain has been reprogrammed by the...
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References
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
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Kat Dennings's stunning performance just blew me away as a city girl who ends up in a strange small town for a year when "everything happened". She's funny and wry, and the next thing you know she breaks your heart. There's a lovely balance in this movie of humor and lyricism and incredible tension, and Dennings is just one of a number of unforgettable characters. Josh Lucas sneaks up on you with another original performance -- he's charming and despicable and hilarious. But the real surprise is Reece Thompson, who I'd never seen before, as a high school kid muddling his way through grief and first love. The movie looks amazing and the writing sings.