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I Was a Teenage Faust

I Was a Teenage Faust (2002)

December. 15,2002
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5.4
| Fantasy Comedy Family TV Movie

15 year old Brendan Willy hates himself for being un-cool when he falls in love with the girl of his dreams. Enter Mr. Five, a no good tempter from hell, which in his last attempt to ensnare a soul before being fried for eternity, transforms Brendan into the coolest kid in Indiana, only to find out that this contract isn't going to be easy at all.

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Exoticalot
2002/12/15

People are voting emotionally.

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SnoReptilePlenty
2002/12/16

Memorable, crazy movie

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XoWizIama
2002/12/17

Excellent adaptation.

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Adeel Hail
2002/12/18

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

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Lunalovegood51
2002/12/19

When i saw it,i like it because first of all,its basically a story about a guy that is a jerk.I love it,overall,Definitely go and see this movie,it will inspire you and captivate your eyes to the screen,lets say its just like License to drive(1988)the guy-Josh Zuckerman plays Brendan H Willy so well as well as Brendan being cool.If you haven't seen this movie,go and see it right away.I admit most girls would be jealous of Twyla day in the movie,i mean all the girls who starred as her friends were.Good Quotes my favorite-Are your eyes bothering you?because they are killing me.Go and see it,you will be surprised,how fascinating everything evolves around Brendan,and then everything changes.Spectacular.

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CairPaverl
2002/12/20

Now let it be said that this is not a high quality film. But, damn, it is hilarious. It is tongue-in-cheek, clever and even mentions Canada! How can you not love Canada?Do not be fooled by references to Canada; this is a Showtime film. Its quality is that of Showtime through and through.The idea is incredibly simple and it's nothing that hasn't been seen before. It would, technically I suppose, be considered a horrible movie. I could have done the opening credits myself with Power Point. A six year old could have written more believable dialogue.Yet...somehow, some way, it all comes together and the result is hilarious. You will laugh a lot and nine times out of ten it will be at something that is intentionally funny.The characters are great in a way that Showtime two-dimensional made-for-tv characters can be. It has Morgan Fairchild as the devil's girlfriend! It has a little Jewish kid as the dork with Harry Potter glasses and a red-haired nerd as the klutzy best friend! It has a black man in a pimp hat!It is true, there are many ways you could not love this movie, but they're all stupid.Rent it. Trust me.

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cleanasskeeterspeter
2002/12/21

i'm not sure why i watched this movie. something about Morgan Fairchild and Gregory Hines as a comic duo should have told me right away that this was disastrous, but it was worth watching for one reason and one reason alone. it is without a doubt the worst made for tv movie ever made. and you can bet your ass that that's saying something. and i know what you're thinking. this asshole hasn't seen every mftvm ever made, how does he know it's the worst. WELL, you jerk, i'll tell you why. i have a theory that made for tv movies were invented for the sole purpose of spreading propaganda. there's no art here. HBO might be the only example of "attempted" art, but the only mftvm's you'll see outside of home box office are cheesey, tear-jerkers. like a 2 hour version of "lifestories: families in crisis" except about abortion and drugs and crazy boyfriends who club your daughters with chopping blocks. if anyone is familiar with the story of Faust, you'll know that it's very dark and gothic. the story is so bad it's almost a parody. first of all, to even watch this film without gagging you have to consider it possible for a goofy-looking, short, shrimpy nerd can attain popularity and schoolyard supremacy by simply slicking up his hair and losing the glasses. yeah, i know what you're thinking, but bear with me here. that presents the least of my problems with the film. the real problem here is that none of these characters are real! the mother constantly sobbing when she realizes that the actor Joe Mantegna is married and therefore her son can't sell his soul to the devil is funny for about three billionths of a second. when she doesn't stop you start to wonder. hey...i'd like to f*** nicole kidman. but i never will. why am i crying?!!?! it makes no goddamn sense. and the ending is actually a rip off of shrek. the boy who tried to hard to earn some girl named Twyla's approval discovers that she sold her soul to the devil for the same reason. all of a sudden everybody's selling their soul to the devil. did i mention that gregory hines is one of the worst actors of all time. no? he is. he makes morgan fairchild look like meryl streep. this review is sort of running out of steam. in closing i take solace in the fact that there isn't a studio in the world that would fund this project. thank you and have a wonderful day.

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Jay Harris
2002/12/22

The legend of Faust & his selling of his soul to the Devil has been made many,many times into one film or another. This time it is High School students turn to make that dreaded pact. All the usual elements of the legend are present. This version is an out & out comedic one. Robert Townsend & Morgan Fairchild are the emissaries from hades. Josh Zuckerman is our Faust this time out, He is a very fine young actor & is very adept in comedy. The film is very silly in spots, but young Josh, makes it watchable. The production is of the TV variety & the acting by all is good.rating **1/2 67/100 points IMDB 6

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