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Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998)
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1 May 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
in the middle of nowhere they had everythingPlot:
Four friends from the small Texas town of Dancer are graduating from high school and are planning to move to L.A... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreUser Comments:
If you know and don't hate small-town life, you'll enjoy it moreCast
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Rated PG for language.Parents Guide:
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97 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | France:U | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:PG | USA:PGFun Stuff
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The gas station where the four boys go to hang out was built for this movie and never was a working gas station. They left it up for an attraction when people drive into Fort Davis, it just recently collapsed (2006). moreQuotes:
Squirrel: Hi Loretta.Loretta: Hi Squirrel, listen don't be so depressed about choir today you bein' so terrible in all. First time's always bad. You won't be so quite terrible next week you'll see.
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Before getting the movie, I was puzzled at the sharp disparity in the comments here. Now I think I understand them!
A character in the movie says something like this: "Some people aren't meant to live in a small town. Some can't live anywhere else." There's truth to that, and I think it's reflected in the differing responses to the movie here.
If you have experienced small-town life, and either love it or at least are wryly comfortable with it, you'll like this movie a lot. You'll feel you've met these people, you've been to their church, you've been at their picnics. You'll enjoy the scenery, the decent neighborliness, the conversations, the characters.
If you're more of a big-city type, you'll be very impatient. Nothing "happens"! No heads explode, no alien invasions, abductions, or even flyovers. No sex, virtually no profanity, no fist-fights. Everyone keeps most of his clothes on. Kids love and respect their parents and families, even when they're a little daft. People fight, but basically care about each other. It's boring - to some!
I offer no judgment, just this filter to help you decide whether the movie's for you. If you like movies that make you ache for small-town life, you'll like this. If you need action and adrenalin, you may very well not. I like both, and I liked this movie.