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Puberty Blues

Puberty Blues (1981)

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Director Bruce Beresford continued his tradition of putting socially disenfranchised characters front and center with this wryly observant comedy drama about middle class Australian teens that served as a stark contrast to the popular American teen films of its day. Friends from the Sydney suburb of Cronulla, Debbie (Nell Schofield) and Sue (Jad Capelja) are a pair of average schoolgirls who smoke, drink, have sex, and cheat on exams. The girls are also striving to become "surfie chicks," the

R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Drama, Comedy

Margaret Kelly

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All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)

Examines the quest of popularity by teenagers as proof of self-worth

July 23, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Spirituality and Practice
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Audience Reviews for Puberty Blues

A slow, boring, semi-documentary of teenagers in Australia. Nothing really happens until the end, and that was so annoying. I didn't care for this movie, and I don't recommend seeing this movie.

September 6, 2010
ajv2688

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I didn't hate this movie at all and found it to have a charm to it. The two main female leads aren't the most conventionally pretty girls in this whole movie but I think they were good looking enough to hold a scene or two. The movie follows two girls through all the trials and tribulations of teen age life in suburban

July 20, 2011
BenRogers84
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