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2008 (USA)
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Lust, drugs and violence... no place for a kid.
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A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa. | full synopsis
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1 win
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A Near Perfect Movie
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Tyla Abercrumbie | ... | Janette |
 | Sophia Bairley | ... | Bee |
 | Joey Bicicchi | ... | Football player |
 | Selma Blair | ... | Sarah |
 | Anthony Brawner | ... | Basketball Fan |
 | Hashim Brown | ... | Little Boy |
 | Debbi Burns | ... | Basketball Fan |
 | Danielle Campbell | ... | Darla |
| Jeff Christian | ... | Coach |
 | Matthew Gerdisch | ... | Earl |
| Robert Gerdisch | ... | Burl |
| David Alan Grier | ... | Stymie |
| Kevin Gudahl | ... | Bob Elder |
| James Earl Jones II | ... | Popeye |
 | Preston Tate Jr. | ... | Black Teen |
| Rich Komenich | ... | Meatball |
| Robert Kramer | ... | Extra |
 | Jennifer Lawrence | ... | Agnes |
 | Jonathan C. Legat | ... | Photo Journalist |
| Kazemde Fela Masud | ... | Harold |
| Adam McEwen | ... | Dooey |
| Justin McEwen | ... | Deon |
 | Chloe Moretz | ... | Cammie |
 | Aleh Neliubin | ... | Party-goer |
| Joshua Pertler | ... | Pookie |
| Clarke Peters | ... | Maurice |
 | David Pompeii | ... | Mooney |
| Phil Ridarelli | ... | Goldstein |
 | Andrew Rothenberg | ... | Clyde Senior |
 | Jayce Ryan | ... | Daniel |
| Henry Sandifer | ... | Paper Editor |
| Alan Sciranko | ... | Score keeper |
 | Casey Tutton | ... | Sheila |
| De'Shawn Washington | ... | Black Tony |
| Natalie West | ... | Dolly |
| Bokeem Woodbine | ... | Duval |
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Rated R for language, and disturbing content involving a minor including rape, sexual content and drug/alcohol abuse.
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USA:R (certificate #45428)
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I Got Your Memory
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A person's life is made up of many stories, and this is just one story from Lori Petty's life, but it's told with all the style of John Steinbeck. Speaking of style, something which is lacking in so many films today, even great ones, THE POKER HOUSE is done with an amazing amount of it, and the only thing you get more of than style in this movie is the incredible performances and characterizations of Jennifer Lawrence, Sophia Bairley, Chloe Moretz, and Selma Blair, an excellent supporting cast, and a to-die-for script. The final scene of this movie is not an ending, it's a beginning, and it's so powerful I jumped to my feet while watching it. Lori Petty has an incredible grasp of the art of visual storytelling. I can't wait to see what she does next.