Book of Love (1990)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Robert Shaye

Writers (WGA):

William Kotzwinkle (novel)
William Kotzwinkle (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 August 1991 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Guys need all the help they can get.

Plot:

A friend delivers John Twiller greetings from an long gone highschool girlfriend. This makes him open his school's yearbook...

Plot Keywords:

Bully | Coming Of Age | Nostalgic | Buddy | Americana

Cast

Chris Young	...	Jack Twiller
Keith Coogan	...	Crutch Kane
Aeryk Egan	...	Peanut
Josie Bissett	...	Lily
Tricia Leigh Fisher	...	Gina Gabooch
Danny Nucci	...	Spider Bomboni
John Cameron Mitchell	...	Floyd
Beau Dremann	...	Angelo Gabooch
Jill Jaress	...	Mrs. Kitty Twiller
John Achorn	...	Mr. Joe Twiller
Michael McKean	...	Adult Jack Twiller
Michael Cavalieri	...	Ubaldini
Gary Ellenberg	...	Drainpipe
Brent David Fraser	...	Meatball
Lewis Arquette	...	Mr. Malloy

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language. (director's cut)

Runtime:

Netherlands:82 min | USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

In the book "Jack In The Box", Jack Twiller's experiences are followed from elementary to high school, while in his screenplay, William Kotzwinkle creates a younger brother, dividing these experiences between two separate characters.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The poster for East of Eden (1955) shows a picture of James Dean in his famous red jacket with the white t-shirt and jeans from _Rebel without a Cause (1955)_, a movie which came out on a later date.

Quotes:

Mr. Joe Twiller: You're trash, and your friends are trash.

Movie Connections:

References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

Soundtrack:

School Days

a movie unfortunately overlooked by most, kind of like its hero

The movie has a simple goal, and that's to make you like the under-appreciated, overlooked geek known as Jack Twiller--to sympathize with his coming of age: the awkwardness, embarrassing moments, bullies, and, yes, even pimple cream.

There is no great intellectual message, no uplifting moral to the movie. Quite honestly, it doesn't take itself that seriously, which is the entire point. This isn't an art house film, folks. It's a "kick back in your flannel jammies with some ice cream after a rotten day" kind of movie. It's a fun movie made simply to make us laugh. Stop analyzing and digging for profundity. Just laugh.