| SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
AMERICAN TEEN is the touching and hilarious Sundance hit that
follows the lives of five teenagers - a jock, a popular girl,
a heartthrob, an artsy girl and a geek – in one small
town in Indiana through their senior year of high school.
We see the insecurities, the cliques, the jealousies, the
first loves and heartbreaks, and the struggle to make profound
decisions about the future.
Filming daily for ten months, filmmaker Nanette Burstein
(ON THE ROPES, THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE) developed a deep
understanding of her subjects. The result is a film that goes
beyond the enduring stereotypes of high school to render complex
young people trying to find their way into adulthood.
Hannah Bailey is smart and beautiful, but a misfit in her
high school. She is a liberal, atheist living in a traditional,
Christian, conservative town and dreams of moving to California
after graduation. Colin Clemens is the star of the high school
basketball team - and in Indiana, basketball is everything.
Colin is under enormous pressure this year playing not only
to make his town, his school, and his father proud, but for
a college scholarship. Jake Tusing is considered to be a nerd
in high school. Though quite funny and charming one-on-one,
he is painfully shy in group situations and crushed with self-doubt.
In his senior year he vows that nothing will stand in the
way of him finding a girlfriend. Megan Krizmanich is the student
council Vice President and the youngest daughter of a prominent
local surgeon, anxiously awaiting word from Notre Dame University
admissions. Wealthy, pretty, smart and popular, she rules
her high school - just don’t get on her bad side. When
Megan’s peers challenge her authority, she can’t
help but take action, even if it means risking her future.
Mitch Reinholt is an attractive and charming Varsity basketball
jock with a soft side. When he puts his social status on the
line, avoiding his popular friends for dates with artsy Hannah
Bailey, he strains to maintain his reputation while discovering
a new side of himself.
With extraordinary intimacy and a great deal of humor, AMERICAN
TEEN captures the pressures of growing up – pressures
that come from one’s peers, one’s parents, and
not least, oneself.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Paramount Vantage
Production Co:
A&E Indiefilms
Firehouse Films
Quasiworld Entertainment
In Association With
57th & Irving
Release Date:
July 25, 2008 (Limited)
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - Director Info
en.wikipedia.org
Production Site
www.aetv.com
Production Site
www.paramountvantage.com
Production Site
www.quasiworld.net
Production Site
www.57irving.com
MySpace Page
www.myspace.com
Facebook Page
www.facebook.com
Netflix Page
www.netflix.com
Youtube Page
www.youtube.com
Rotten Tomatoes Page
www.rottentomatoes.com
Google Page
www.google.com
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