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True Adolescents

  • 20092009
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 28m
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6.0/10
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True Adolescents (2009)
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Jobless and apartment-less, Sam crashes with his aunt as a last resort and becomes reluctant camping-trip chaperone to her teenage son and a pal.Jobless and apartment-less, Sam crashes with his aunt as a last resort and becomes reluctant camping-trip chaperone to her teenage son and a pal.Jobless and apartment-less, Sam crashes with his aunt as a last resort and becomes reluctant camping-trip chaperone to her teenage son and a pal.
IMDb RATING
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757
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  • Director
    • Craig Johnson
  • Writer
    • Craig Johnson
  • Stars
    • Mark Duplass
    • Bret Loehr
    • Carr Thompson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Craig Johnson
  • Writer
    • Craig Johnson
  • Stars
    • Mark Duplass
    • Bret Loehr
    • Carr Thompson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Mark Duplass
    Mark Duplass
    • Sam Bryantas Sam Bryant
    Bret Loehr
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    • Oliver Mitchellas Oliver Mitchell
    Carr Thompson
    • Jakeas Jake
    Melissa Leo
    Melissa Leo
    • Sharon Mitchellas Sharon Mitchell
    Emma Dumont
    Emma Dumont
    • Caraas Cara
    • (as Emma Noelle Roberts)
    Lilly Perreault
    • Ashleyas Ashley
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    Linas Phillips
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    Laura Kai Chen
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    Elizabeth Herron
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    • (as Elizabeth Cook Herron)
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    • Trivia
      Comic book artist Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman, Human Target, Neil Young's Greendale) did the poster artwork.
    • Goofs
      Neither a lighter nor a sparkler are going to provide enough light to see the trail in the dark.
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      There is a hidden, funny outtake of Mark Duplass at the very end of the credits.

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    7/10
    An interesting though flawed character study.
    Mark Duplass stars as Sam--a loser who, in his mid-30s, has no home and no job....but he is in a band! When he moves in with his aunt and her family, he mostly sits around doing nothing--that is, until he gets drafted into taking his 14 year-old cousin and his friend on a camping trip. Now considering all three have exactly the same maturity level, you know things can't go well with good 'ol Sam in charge! And, not surprisingly, that's exactly what happens. Can Sam somehow, for once, short some maturity and get them back safely? Or, will they be eaten by bears and squirrels and hippies in the Pacific Northwest?

    This is an unusual film in many ways. It is NOT formulaic but at the same time I am sure a lot of folks WON'T like it very much because it does not have a happy ending. I respect it, however, because it avoided formula and because the filmmakers did a good job of actually capturing the essence of 14 year-olds. Instead of the Hollywood way where you get a 20-something to play a 14 year-old, these really WERE kids that age. And, they talked like kids that age--not like Hollywood versions of kids! I only recently retired from teaching and know how 14 year-olds talk--and they DO talk like the boys in "True Adolescents". Worth seeing even if the film seems very incomplete by its conclusion.
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    • Release date
      • July 29, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Настоящие юноши
    • Filming locations
      • Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Furnace Films
      • Lunacy
      • The Group Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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