Youth in Revolt Page #2

Synopsis: At 16, Nick Twisp is wry about his teen funk: he lives in Oakland with his sex-addled mother; his father's child support is her meal ticket. While camping in Ukiah, Nick meets Sheeni: for him, it's love at first sight. Nick has to figure out how to get his father a job in Ukiah, then how to get sent to live with his father, then how to get close to Sheeni, whose religious parents may want her sent away from temptation to a boarding school. There's also Sheeni's all-American boyfriend to contend with. Overwhelmed by the challenges, Nick's about to give up when he conjures an alter ego who whispers revolt into his ear. Nick is not altogether hapless, but can this end well?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Miguel Arteta
Production: The Weinstein Company
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
66%
R
Year:
2009
90 min
$15,150,933
Website
651 Views


have no blood links of any kind.

Well, that seems to be

worth something.

Yesterday the most exciting thing

in my life...

...was the thought of Jerry being

beaten senseless by three sailors.

Now I'm spending time

with a beautiful, interesting girl...

...and I have no idea

how it happened.

Here we are.

Wow, a second floor.

Yes. Father bought it so we could

look down on the world.

What does your father do?

He's a lawyer.

Wow, this is really nice.

- Where are your parents?

- They're at church.

Would you like a tour?

Sure.

Kitchen.

This is Mother's Farfisa organ.

Father added this extension

so he could fit these 64 pipes in.

Dining room.

Here's a family portrait.

And this is my room.

Didn't you just love Breathless?

Jean-Paul was completely gripping.

If you like French people, I suppose.

Yeah.

I can see it.

I think my favorite film

was Tokyo Story.

I just think Mizoguchi

is a great director.

It's a great film.

But wasn't that by Ozu?

Who can say?

There's nothing quite as good

as vinyl.

Yeah, it's very textural.

- Do you like Frank Sinatra?

- I do.

But my all-time favorite is...

...Serge Gainsbourg.

So you really like the French,

don't you?

I wanna live in France.

I wanna live all over the world.

I know there's so much more

than this out there.

My parents are religious fanatics.

They're exhausting.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Hey, Sheeni?

Do you think you'd like to join me

at the beach tomorrow after breakfast?

I'd love to.

- Yes?

- Hello, Mr. Saunders. I'm Nick.

I'm here to see Sheeni.

I understand you've invited her

to the beach.

That's right.

Well, I trust, sir,

you are aware that in doing so...

...you have entered into

an oral contract...

...to perform in loco parentis...

...i. e., to provide for

the safety and welfare...

...of aforementioned minor female.

- Ready?

- Very ready.

Bye, Father.

Goodbye, Mr. Saunders.

Would you mind applying this

to my exposed areas?

Sure.

You get turned on easily.

Don't stop, Nick. It's only natural.

Girls are fortunate

in that it doesn't show.

For all the world knows...

...my vagina could be moist

with desire as we speak.

Is it?

Should we do my front now?

Okay.

I'm up for it.

Thank you.

What's your last name?

Dillinger.

Twisp.

Sheeni Saunders.

She's complicated, mischievous

and at this point...

...I'd be willing to give up

everything in my life to be with her.

Nick, you're very nice,

but I should tell you I have a boyfriend.

Oh, I see.

His name is Trent.

We've been together

for a while, actually.

What's he like?

He's 17...

...6'2", fluent in French...

...plays the piano,

is a champion swimmer...

...and writes futurist

percussive poetry.

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Gustin Nash

Gustin Nash is an American screenwriter best known for writing the 2007 film Charlie Bartlett and the 2010 film Youth in Revolt. more…

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