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The Backseat

  • 20142014
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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The Backseat (2014)
Comedy
A feature length coming of age story about high school love, punk rock, and hemorrhoids.A feature length coming of age story about high school love, punk rock, and hemorrhoids.A feature length coming of age story about high school love, punk rock, and hemorrhoids.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
31
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
161,164
48,570
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    • Director
      • Ryan O'Leary
    • Writer
      • Ryan O'Leary
    • Stars
      • André De Shields
      • Jenna Michno
      • Chris Bellant
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    • Director
      • Ryan O'Leary
    • Writer
      • Ryan O'Leary
    • Stars
      • André De Shields
      • Jenna Michno
      • Chris Bellant
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    • 4User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 8 nominations

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    André De Shields
    André De Shields
    • Mr. Davies
    Jenna Michno
    Jenna Michno
    • Kelly
    Chris Bellant
    Chris Bellant
    • Roy Offerman
    Craig McDonald-Kelly
    Craig McDonald-Kelly
    • Larry DiMarco
    • (as Craig Kelly)
    Allyson Reilly
    Allyson Reilly
    • Samantha
    Pamela Martin
    Pamela Martin
    • Receptionist
    John Thomas Cramer
    John Thomas Cramer
    • David Offerman
    • (as John Cramer)
    Matt Van Orden
    Matt Van Orden
    • Mr. Hennrick
    Frank Marsico
    • Samantha's Dad
    Costa Nicholas
    Costa Nicholas
    • Mike Peterson
    Lori Hamilton
    Lori Hamilton
    • Debra Offerman
    Rebekah Nelson
    • Gym Class Bully
    Dylan Herman
    • Child
    Vanessa Cuccia
    • Dr. Rosenberg
    Dakota North Magnus
    • Concert Goer
    Deonna Hores
    • Concert Goer
    Janice Messitte
    • Jerry
    Daniel Herman
    • Jeff
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      • Ryan O'Leary
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    • Trivia
      Prior to the film, actors Chris Bellant, Craig Kelly, and Costa Nicholas each had varying degrees of musical experience. Bellant barely knew how to play the guitar, while Kelly, a former drummer for many Scottish pop-punk bands, had to learn bass, and Nicholas with many years of experience as a guitarist, had to learn how to play the drums.
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    8/10
    Doesn't fall flat, holds itself above many other indie movies
    The Backseat takes the high school coming of age story and fits in the Judd Apatow style humor that has become popular over the last 8 years or so in mainstream comedy. Roy the main character and his down to earth Scottish friend Larry set out to name their band as well as find a drummer. That's when Mike makes his appearance as the sex crazed crude playboy that joins the band and ultimately becomes a major plot point to Roy's Story. Roy juggles band practice and dating the entire movie while lacking coping skills to handle both at the same time. Without giving anything away the plot is pretty original of what an inexperience teen can go through while dating and being sexual active. The balance of humor and serious topics fits very nicely together.

    The main character Roy holds himself really well for the entire movie; he is emotionally believable for a high school student. Same can be said about the humor if you remember back to those awkward high school days. Roy is that awkward teenager who is always trying to do the right them but ultimately isn't up for the task because of his age and high thoughts of grandeur and lack of life experience.

    All the supporting characters deserve a standing ovation and no real criticism. The best part is each character gives a great perspective that a teenager would expect; A loving and laughable clueless mother, a stern father, a bully of a teacher, and of course the best friend. One might say they aren't believable… this is a movie! They are here to get Roy through his journey and bring laughter to the audience along the way. The best example goes to Roy's Scottish sidekick and best friend Larry who is in the picture to ground Roy. You might say Larry is the angel on left while Mike is the devil on the right. Mike is always out to hook up with a new girl and has no sense of commitment or respect for women. Each give him a perspective; being swayed left and right in what he should do while courting the lovely yet go getting leading lady Samantha. With all that said Roy comes out at the end with a better insight of himself with all the lessons he learn and how to cope with high school hardships.

    Another note of enjoyment I found is the "Idea" of the movie or maybe a better phrase would be "The making" of the movie. It was majority self funded by Director Ryan O'Leary and was pulled off amazingly. I find most indie movies to fall flat near the end to either lack of funds, actor availability, or lack of writing perhaps. But The Backseat really pulled it off and keeps you in your seat and keeps you interested till the end.
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    • Release date
      • January 11, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Monroe Township, New Jersey, USA
    • Production company
      • Noteworthy Productions
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      • $30,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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