Angus - totally cool

Movie
German title	Angus - totally cool
Original title	Angus
Country of production	USA , UK , France , Germany
original language	English
Publishing year	1995
length	87 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Patrick Read Johnson
script	Jill Gordon
production	Charles Roven , Dawn Steel
music	David E. Russo
camera	Alexander Gruszynski
cut	Janice Hampton
occupation
Charlie Talbert : Angus Bethune Ariana Richards : Melissa Lefevre Chris Owen : Troy Wedberg James Van Der Beek : Rick Sanford Kathy Bates : Meg Bethune George C. Scott : grandfather Ivan Lawrence Pressman : Director Metcalf Kevin Connolly : Andy Tony Denman : Kid Salim Grant : Mike Irvin Kershner : Mr. Stoff Aaron Siefers : Angus at the age of 11 Bethany Richards : Melissa Lefevre at the age of 11 Grant Hoover : Angus at the age of 8

Angus - voll cool (Original title: Angus ) is an American-British-French-German comedy film directed by Patrick Read Johnson from 1995 . The short story A Brief Moment In The Life of Angus Bethune by Chris Crutcher served as a literary template . The eponymous main character played Charlie Talbert , who thus took on his first role in a film.

action

Angus Bethune is a 14 year old, overweight boy. He is shy and insecure, but is considered a good student. Troy Wedberg is his only real friend.

Angus thinks a lot of Melissa Lefevre, who goes to the same school as him. She has a boyfriend, Rick. Angus is surprised when he is invited to go to the school ball with Melissa.

Rick and his friends kidnap Troy and want to hear from him what could be embarrassing to Angus. Troy tries to escape, breaking his arm. Rick is given a videotape showing Angus dancing awkwardly. The tape is playing at school, making Melissa angry. She breaks up with Rick and reveals that she has bulimia . Angus and Melissa eventually become a couple.

background

The film was shot in Minnesota . He played in the American cinema about 4.8 million US dollars a.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film was neither "surprising" nor "original" but "works to a certain extent". The director tries too hard to please the audience. However, Berardinelli praised the children's representations.

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on September 15, 1995 that there had already been numerous films with a similar plot in previous years. He praised the portrayal of Charlie Talbert.

The lexicon of international films said: "Unspectacular but sensitively staged, the film gives away a lot of its quality through the completely asexually drawn characters."

Web links

• Angus - full cool in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Angus - full cool at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Angus locations on imdb.com
2. ↑ Business Data from Angus on imdb.com
3. ^ Review by James Berardinelli
4. ^ Review by Roger Ebert
5. ↑ Angus - totally cool. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .