A city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.A city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.A city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.
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- TriviaThe song Laura Lee dances to in the flash back is "Kool Thing" by Sonic Youth. The movie's title comes from their 1988 album, though "Kool Thing" appeared on their 1990 album "Goo." A major character is named Thurston, which, continuing the theme, is likely taken from Thurston Moore, the band's leader.
- GoofsCaroline's car is a first-generation VW Rabbit, from the late 1970s or early 1980s, which would not have airbags. But when she gets in an accident, an inflated airbag is shown.
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Caroline Wexler: People will tell you nothing matters, the whole world's about to end soon anyway. Those people are looking at life the wrong way. I mean, things don't need to last forever to be perfect.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits are shown against a background of the warning poster frequently shown in the film with the warning, "Important: Travel in Pairs."
- ConnectionsReferences Taxi Driver (1976)
- SoundtracksYour Ex-Lover Is Dead
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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.
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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