Synopsis
In the San Fernando Valley of 1977, busboy Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg) catches the eye of Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds), maker of “adult films, exotic pictures” at the nightclub where Eddie works. Jack lives in Reseda with Amber Waves (Julianne Moore), a coke sniffing adult film star whose line of work has […]
Entries Tagged as 'Coming of age'
Boogie Nights (1997)
October 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Bathtub scene · Black comedy · Coming of age · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · Drunk scene · Famous line · Father/son relationship · Master and pupil · No opening credits · Prostitute · Rated X · Shootout
Spirited Away (2001)
September 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Synopsis
As a sullen 10-year-old girl named Chihiro (Daveigh Chase) mopes in the backseat of her parents’ car, her mother (Lauren Holly) tries to cheer her up. “Quit whining. It’s fun to move to a new place. It’s an adventure.” Winding up through the hills, her father (Michael Chiklis) seems to get them […]
Tags: Alternate universe · Animation · Beasts and monsters · Coming of age · No opening credits
A River Runs Through It (1992)
September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Synopsis
As an old man threads a fishing line on the Big Blackfoot River, a narrator (Robert Redford) begins: “Long ago, when I was a young man, my father said to me, ‘Norman, you like to write stories.’ And I said, ‘Yes, I do.’ Then he said, ‘Some day when you are ready, […]
Tags: Based on book · Brother/brother relationship · Coming of age · Father/son relationship · Master and pupil · Small town · Sports · Train
Valley Girl (1983)
August 11th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Synopsis
Winding down a shopping spree at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, Julie (Deborah Foreman) reports on her social situation to friends Suzi (Michelle Meyrink), Loryn (Elizabeth Daily) and Allyson (Camille Calvet). When her ex Tommy (Michael Bowen) corners her on the escalator, Julie reads him the riot act: “It’s like I’m totally not […]
Tags: Coming of age · Cult favorite · Drunk scene · Father/daughter relationship · High school · Music · Unconventional romance









