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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   1,722 votes
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Director:
Tim McCanlies
Writer (WGA):
Tim McCanlies (written by)
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Release Date:
1 May 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Family more
Tagline:
in the middle of nowhere they had everything
Plot:
Four friends from the small Texas town of Dancer are graduating from high school and are planning to move to L.A... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Totally enjoyable more (61 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for language.
Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Alpine, Texas, USA more

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Trivia:
Took 25 days to film. more
Quotes:
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Playing by Heart (1998) more
Soundtrack:
Where I Come From more

FAQ

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Totally enjoyable, 21 August 2000
9/10
Author: Mike-DD from Singapore

Though a bit slow at times, it is quite refreshing to watch a movie that doesn't have any box-office ambitions and yet exceed the expectations one would associate with a blockbuster. 4 teenage boys are faced with life-changing choices when they graduate from high school, whether to follow their parents' wishes and stay in small town Texas (as the name implies), or to strike it big in one of the big cities.

There are some commendable performances in here, notable that of Breckin Meyer as Keller Coleman, as he tries to come to terms with leaving his only kin, his grandfather, behind alone while he leaves the town with Lusk (Facinelli). Facinelli also puts in a performance better than I expected from his previous films as the son who does not want in on the family business but wishes to strike it out on his own. I wished that there could be plot involvement for Eddie Mills and Ethan Embry though, the other 2 main actors - they did not have much to act on and I for one would have liked them to have a larger role in the story. But I guess there is only so much you can show in 2 hours. Irregardless of any 'faults' this movie might have, it is still a refreshing look at small town life and the choices some of the teens have to take when they come of age.

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