Crazy/Beautiful (2001)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

John Stockwell

Writers (WGA):

Phil Hay (written by) &
Matt Manfredi (written by)

Release Date:

29 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

When it's real. When it's right. Don't let anything stand in your way.

Plot:

At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.

Plot Keywords:

High School | School | Latino | Pacific Palisades | Congressman

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Kirsten Dunst	...	Nicole
Jay Hernandez	...	Carlos Nuñez
Bruce Davison	...	Tom Oakley
Herman Osorio	...	Luis
Miguel Castro	...	Eddie
Tommy De La Cruz	...	Victor
Rolando Molina	...	Hector
Soledad St. Hilaire	...	Mrs. Nunez
Lucinda Jenney	...	Courtney Oakley
Taryn Manning	...	Maddy
Richard Steinmetz	...	Coach Bauer
Ana Argueta	...	Rosa
Neil Looy	...	Jimmy - The Pilot
Marion Moseley	...	Morgan Oakley
Mike Jones	...	Dr. Linehan

Also Known As:

About 17 (USA) (working title)
At 17 (USA) (working title)
At Seventeen (USA) (working title)
Hermosa locura (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Çilgin/Güzel (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Amor loco, amor prohibido (Spain) [es]
Amor loco/Amor prohibido (Spain) [es]
Crazy/Beautiful (Denmark) [da]
Folle/Magnifique (Canada: French title) [fr]
Gostosa Loucura (Brazil) [pt]
Omorfi/Trela (Greece) [el]
Sexy/Crazy (France) [fr]
Verrückt/Schön - Crazy/Beautiful (Germany) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving teens, drug/alcohol content, sexuality & language.

Runtime:

99 min | USA:135 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #38176) (edited for re-rating) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18SX | South Korea:15 | USA:R (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

At 17 Films Inc.

Trivia:

The scene in which Nicole buries Carlos in a hole in the sand, with only his head above ground, and takes a picture, the original caption for the photo was "In Nicole's Hole". It was changed to "I Love Nicole" in order to maintain a PG-13 rating.

Goofs:

Continuity: Various characters' clothes change repeatedly during the first "day" of the movie.

Quotes:

Nicole: You can be anywhere when your life begins. When the future opens up in front of you. And you may not even realize it at first, but it's already happening.

Movie Connections:

Features "Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy" (1999)

Soundtrack:

I Want to Believe You

Fairly good teen drama.

I saw one promo for this film some time after I saw "Bring it On," and thought it was another Kirsten Dunst comedy.

I was wrong, but pleasantly dissapointed. The thing about teenage movies is that the really good ones don't placate exclusively to the age bracket of which the film is about. "Crazy/Beautiful" focuses on the teenagers, but shows the flavors of the leads' respective cultures, and how they are able to combine both their intellect and emotions to overcome some very superficial barriers, which create profound rifts among human society.

The overall theme vascillates by placing the ball into each of the leads court at various points in the film. This makes for some interesting interaction which, in the real world, I've personally observed. On this score the film is rather accurate.

The film gets a touch melodramatic at points, and there's no one actor to really single out as all the leads have their moment of high energy at various points in the film.

The film itself, because of the subject material, is somewhat lethargic, but does keep one's interest in its presentation.

A definate thumbs up for a night's rental.