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Edge of Seventeen

Edge of Seventeen (1998)

May. 14,1998
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6.8
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R
| Drama Comedy Romance

1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality.

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Evengyny
1998/05/14

Thanks for the memories!

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Vashirdfel
1998/05/15

Simply A Masterpiece

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SpuffyWeb
1998/05/16

Sadly Over-hyped

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Executscan
1998/05/17

Expected more

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filmalamosa
1998/05/18

The story seemed very choppy....I apparently completely missed the part about going to NYU...(since when was that an academic status symbol??) The main character starts to wear mascara dye his hair 4 colors and imitate I think David Bowie.Then there is the inevitable scene I dread in coming out movies where a young female love interest is told and is devastated usually in an understated suffering way. All of the hurt female love interest stuff and suffering parents is like torture for a gay male....who needs it? I honestly don't know why I rent these things, I know better. A movie like this is mostly boring. Make some movies where gayness is incidental to the plot not central to it and make them with entertaining heroes that would be nice. No rehash of the white picket fence please... nor yuppie marriages between a lawyer and doctor in a tasteful apartment....maybe someone along the lines of James Bond...Now we are talking liberation.

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JrML66
1998/05/19

I've seen just about every gay movie out there, and 'edge of seventeen' is by far one of my favorites. The one word that best describes it is 'honest'....but it's also nostalgic, funny, wonderfully simple, yet beautifully complex. The viewer can start off enjoying how accurately it captures the mid 80's, especially the excitement and uncertainty that Eric, the main character, is experiencing. Then, as the story unfolds, each new development that Eric deals with as he comes to terms with being gay is so well done, so honest and nontheatrical, that it feels almost like a documentary. The movie's got a huge heart. Don't miss it!!!

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grimbletooth
1998/05/20

I found this to a fair film of growing up in a traditional household, with certain parental expectations differing from personal ones. There is a common theme with other movies of this genre but each is different. Finding out who you are and who your real friends are is very important regardless of your sexuality. And that is the real value of this film. I only wished there was more family involvement and exploration of the pesonalities of the characters.

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litlfrog
1998/05/21

Believable, tender gay coming of age story. The characters were almost painfully believable--it was like reliving my early college days. Great club soundtrack as well: Eurythmics, Bronski Beat, ABC, etc. The one other comment at my time of writing refers to the characters as stereotyped, but I don't see them that way. I knew people just like them.

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