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Blue Car

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6.6/10
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Blue Car (2002)
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A troubled young woman is encouraged by a teacher to enter a poetry contest.A troubled young woman is encouraged by a teacher to enter a poetry contest.A troubled young woman is encouraged by a teacher to enter a poetry contest.
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    • Karen Moncrieff
    • Karen Moncrieff
  • Stars
    • David Strathairn
    • Agnes Bruckner
    • Margaret Colin
    • Karen Moncrieff
    • Karen Moncrieff
  • Stars
    • David Strathairn
    • Agnes Bruckner
    • Margaret Colin
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    • 67User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
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    David Strathairn and Agnes Bruckner in Blue Car (2002)
    Agnes Bruckner in Blue Car (2002)
    David Strathairn and Agnes Bruckner in Blue Car (2002)
    Agnes Bruckner and Karen Moncrieff at an event for Blue Car (2002)
    Agnes Bruckner and Karen Moncrieff at an event for Blue Car (2002)
    Agnes Bruckner at an event for Blue Car (2002)
    Agnes Bruckner at an event for Blue Car (2002)
    Agnes Bruckner at an event for Blue Car (2002)
    Agnes Bruckner at an event for Blue Car (2002)
    Agnes Bruckner at an event for Blue Car (2002)
    Agnes Bruckner at an event for Blue Car (2002)
    Karen Moncrieff at an event for Blue Car (2002)

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    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Auster
    Agnes Bruckner
    Agnes Bruckner
    • Megan Denning (Meg)
    Margaret Colin
    Margaret Colin
    • Diane
    Frances Fisher
    Frances Fisher
    • Delia
    A.J. Buckley
    A.J. Buckley
    • Pat
    Regan Arnold
    • Lily
    Sarah Buehler
    Sarah Buehler
    • Georgia
    Dustin Sterling
    • Rob
    Michael Joseph Thomas Ward
    Michael Joseph Thomas Ward
    • Dad
    • (as Mike Ward)
    Wayne Armstrong
    • Don
    Aftab Pureval
    • Boy in Class
    Wendy Lardin
    • Georgia's Mom
    Jenn O'nofrio
    • Blonde Girl
    Michael Raysses
    • Mr. Kastran
    Amy Benedict
    Amy Benedict
    • Diner Waitress
    Jaime Scheingross
    • Girl in the Yellow Dress
    Julie Schuster
    • Bank Teller
    Jane Mowder
    Jane Mowder
    • Nurse
      • Karen Moncrieff
      • Karen Moncrieff
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film was edited on an Apple Macintosh Computer with "Final Cut Pro" and "Cinema Tools" software.
    • 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.
    • 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.

      Auster: Which one?

      Meg: "Lost leaves spin past the glass, but the trees don't go. They stay by my window."

      Auster: What about the rest of it?

      Meg: I could go deeper.

      Auster: Good for you.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Fly
      Written and Performed by Lori Carson, Layng Martine Jr. and Jane Scarpantoni

      Feels Good for a Minute Music/Corporal Blossom Music (BMI)

      (c) 2001

    User reviews67

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    7/10
    Digs deep into the guts of a troubled teenager
    After seeing Agnes Bruckner's memorable performance in "Rick" (a modern re-imagining of the opera "Rigoletto"), I had to see what else she has starred in. Even better was her performance in this film "Blue Car", a coming-of-age film that boldly crosses boundaries that mainstream Hollywood wouldn't dare touch.

    I'm not just talking about the scandalous older guy & young girl theme which has been done before ("American Beauty", "Lolita", and almost every Woody Allen movie ever made), but in particular I'm referring to disturbing issues teenagers and kids face today: self-harm, self-mutilation and suicidal thoughts. Don't worry, there's nothing explicit. But the fact that these issues are even presented sets this movie on a different level.

    Other rare & unheard-of films that touch on these modern teen problems are "Archie's Final Project" (about a high school kid who decides to videotape his last days before killing himself), "Angela" (about 2 young sisters who create a fantasy world of angels & demons to cope with their real life traumas), and the very dark & very creepy "Tideland" about a young girl who creates a nightmarish world around her to try to protect her corroding innocence.. "Blue Car" fits right in there, probably the tamest of the bunch but not without its own hard-hitting moments. I think it would be appreciated by most mid-to-late teenagers whose minds are asking deep questions about life. I'm way past that age, but I still found it compelling and impressive all around. An excellent starring debut by Agnes Bruckner as well as directorial debut from Karen Moncrieff.
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    • Release date
      • May 2, 2003 (United States)
      • United States
      • Miramax (United States)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Dayton, Ohio, USA
    • Production company
      • Peer Oppenheimer Production Inc.
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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