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The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)

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Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Synopsis: Rupert is a unhappy teenager in a small Pennsylvania mining town who lives with his thoroughly dysfunctional parents. Gary is a strict father, who wants Rupert to be a coal miner like himself. Pam, Rupert's mom, wants her son to have something more in life. Tensions burst, however, when Rupert... Rupert is a unhappy teenager in a small Pennsylvania mining town who lives with his thoroughly dysfunctional parents. Gary is a strict father, who wants Rupert to be a coal miner like himself. Pam, Rupert's mom, wants her son to have something more in life. Tensions burst, however, when Rupert discovers that Pam is having an affair with Gary's best friend. With the help of his older girlfriend, Rupert concocts a hare-brained scheme to kidnap his father and use the ransom money to blow the depressing burg for good. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Fred Ward, Keanu Reeves, Bonnie Bedelia, Amy Madigan

Director: Ron Nyswaner

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Jun 13, 2006

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Beyond their quirks these people are little more than unappealing narcissists. Ron Nyswaner’s film is a royal waste of time.

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The actors are infinitely more taking than the paper-thin screenplay and inert direction.

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