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Writers (WGA):
William Kotzwinkle (novel)
William Kotzwinkle (screenplay)
Release Date:
8 August 1991 (Germany) more
Tagline:
Guys need all the help they can get. more
Plot:
A friend delivers John Twiller greetings from an long gone highschool girlfriend. This makes him open his school's yearbook... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
'Shiver' Is The Latest Werewolf Love Story To Latch Onto 'Twilight' Success
(From MTV Movies Blog. 30 September 2009, 8:00 AM, PDT)
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a movie unfortunately overlooked by most, kind of like its hero more (16 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Chris Young | ... | Jack Twiller |
 | Keith Coogan | ... | Crutch Kane |
 | Aeryk Egan | ... | Peanut |
| Josie Bissett | ... | Lily |
| Tricia Leigh Fisher | ... | Gina Gabooch |
 | Danny Nucci | ... | Spider Bomboni |
 | John Cameron Mitchell | ... | Floyd |
| Beau Dremann | ... | Angelo Gabooch |
 | Jill Jaress | ... | Mrs. Kitty Twiller |
 | John Achorn | ... | Mr. Joe Twiller |
 | Michael McKean | ... | Adult Jack Twiller |
| Michael Cavalieri | ... | Ubaldini |
 | Gary Ellenberg | ... | Drainpipe |
 | Brent David Fraser | ... | Meatball |
| Lewis Arquette | ... | Mr. Malloy |
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Rated R for sexual content and language. (director's cut)
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Netherlands:82 min | USA:82 min
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In the book "Jack In The Box", Jack Twiller's experiences are followed from elementary to high school, while in his screenplay, William Kotzwinkle creates a younger brother, dividing these experiences between two separate characters. more
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Factual errors: The poster for East of Eden (1955) shows a picture of James Dean in his famous red jacket with the white t-shirt and jeans from _Rebel without a Cause (1955)_, a movie which came out on a later date. more
Quotes:
Jack Twiller:
Crutch, the weirdest thing just happened to me. This, this girl offered me hot sex for a dollar.
Crutch Kane:
Why didn't you come and get me?
Jack Twiller:
Crutch, she was just like, nine years old.
Crutch Kane:
So what? My cocker spaniel's only five.
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References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966) more
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Hearts of Stone more
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The movie has a simple goal, and that's to make you like the under-appreciated, overlooked geek known as Jack Twiller--to sympathize with his coming of age: the awkwardness, embarrassing moments, bullies, and, yes, even pimple cream.
There is no great intellectual message, no uplifting moral to the movie. Quite honestly, it doesn't take itself that seriously, which is the entire point. This isn't an art house film, folks. It's a "kick back in your flannel jammies with some ice cream after a rotten day" kind of movie. It's a fun movie made simply to make us laugh. Stop analyzing and digging for profundity. Just laugh.