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      Edge of Seventeen

      1998, Comedy/Drama, 1h 39m

      25 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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      A time capsule assembled with honesty and sensitivity, Edge of Seventeen overcomes youthful fumbles to capture a time of life -- and an era. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Set in 1984 in Sandusky, Ohio, it follows the coming-out of a naive 17-year-old at exactly the moment when gender-bending pop stars like Boy George and the Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics were flaunting androgynous images. As the youth, played with a heartbreaking sweetness by Chris Stafford, goes through his first rites of gay passage he emerges as a poignant gay everyman.

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Lgbtq+

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: David Moreton

      • Producer: David Moreton, Todd Stephens

      • Writer: Todd Stephens

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $870.8K

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Strand Releasing

      • Production Co: Blue Streak Films, Luna Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby SR

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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      • Oct 12, 2009

        I'm a huge fan of gay romance (no idea why, I can't stand straight romance), but I didn't particularly like it. The acting was fine, and there was awesome music (Yazoo, Bronski Beat etc = yay), but it was just boring.

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      • Oct 06, 2009

        I really thought I was gonna hate this movie but I actually thought it was pretty good. A lot of the criticisms I noticed has to do with stupid choices that the Eric character makes but maybe they don't remember what it's like to be 17. He's pretty much an innocent dork that gets caught up in what he believes to be love but is actually just sex. From there it's a lot of confusion for him. Maybe it's not groundbreaking but the acting was pretty good for a low-budget gay movie. B+

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      • May 10, 2009

        Meh. Ive seen a lot better. It had one of the most realistic endings Ive seen though. Not really happy but thats life right? I was disappointed that the song Edge of Seventeen wasnt in it though. :P Mediocre all and all.

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