The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
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- Synopsis
- A gang of eighth-grade Catholic school students in mid-‘70s Savannah are caught making an obscene comic book featuring priests and nuns having sex. As revenge for the punishment they receive, they plan a prank on an unsympathetic, one-legged nun ......
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- Starring
- Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone, Emile Hirsch, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jodie Foster
- Director(s)
- Peter Care
- Distributor(s)
- ThinkFilm
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min.
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Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
The look and feel of the film is entirely beguiling. It is deliberately not a period piece, heavy with dated styles and fads, but instead evokes a sense of timelessness.Read the full review
Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites
Steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches. Character takes the wheel and dictates the action, not the other way around.Read the full review
The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites
The masterstroke of this small, heartfelt directorial debut (by Peter Care, from a screenplay by Jeff Stockwell) is its integration of animated sequences (by Todd McFarlane) in which action-adventure caricatures of the comic book characters parallel or comment on events in the boys' lives.Read the full review
