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Palo Alto, CA (2007) -- Four college freshmen return home for Thanksgiving in this nostalgic comedy

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Director:

Brad Leong

Writers:

Brad Leong (story) &
Tony Vallone (story) ...
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Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

On their last night of Thanksgiving break, four old friends, now all college freshmen, realize their small town has more meaning than they ever imagined. | add synopsis

User Comments:

I've watched this 20 times and I still love it! more (7 total)


Cast

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Luka Apt ... Party Boy

Tom Arnold ... Morgan
Aaron Ashmore ... Alec

Eve Brent ... Susan Pierce

Hailey Bright ... Jessica

Shoshana Bush ... Audrey

Christina DeRosa ... Girl 2 - Ashley

Ryan Hansen ... Anthony

Robin Hines ... Becky

Jay Joshua Hoffman ... Jay Bob
Johnny Lewis ... Nolan
Elena Marinelli ... Party guest
Jason McMahon ... Dave the Stoner

Justin Mentell ... Ryan
Sara Pezzimenti ... Party guest

Autumn Reeser ... Jaime

Connor Ross ... Andrew

Ben Savage ... Patrick

Edward Singletary ... Doctor

Rosalie Ward ... Amy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Palo Alto (USA) (copyright title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content, nudity, drug and alcohol use - all involving teens

Runtime:

Germany:100 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Altos, California, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

For production, the cast lived in a rented house, which was also used as a location. more

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983) more

Soundtrack:

Tambourine more


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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
I've watched this 20 times and I still love it!, 8 July 2009
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Author: mtbeale from United States

The modern cure for every lost and cynical teen, "Palo Alto" aims to eliminate the common misconception that life must be perfect. The lifestyles of four college freshman yield separate crises that are inevitably tied together to exploit this theme.

For one character, the true meaning of fraternity brotherhood is understood--a relief granted by this film, as most college movies portray frats as only about "chicks and beer."

For another character, his life is turned around by an old bus driver and a lonely, quirky girl that is played tremendously well by Autumn Reeser.

There are other characters as well, but summarizing them here will give too much away.

To finalize: Being an independent film, it's up to the viewer to choose how to relate to each character. That said, it is definitely a "Thinker" film. So pay attention!

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