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A reminiscence of youth in the 1950's.A reminiscence of youth in the 1950's.A reminiscence of youth in the 1950's.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the book "Jack In The Box", Jack Twiller's experiences are followed from elementary to high school, while in his screenplay, William Kotzwinkle creates a younger brother, dividing these experiences between two separate characters.
- GoofsThe poster for East of Eden (1955) shows a picture of James Dean in his famous red jacket with the white t-shirt and jeans from _Rebel without a Cause (1955)_, a movie which came out on a later date.
- Quotes
Peanut: She wears a training bra.
Jack Twiller: Why? So she can learn to do tricks with her tits?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Meet Bob Shaye (2004)
Featured review
a movie unfortunately overlooked by most, kind of like its hero
The movie has a simple goal, and that's to make you like the under-appreciated, overlooked geek known as Jack Twiller--to sympathize with his coming of age: the awkwardness, embarrassing moments, bullies, and, yes, even pimple cream.
There is no great intellectual message, no uplifting moral to the movie. Quite honestly, it doesn't take itself that seriously, which is the entire point. This isn't an art house film, folks. It's a "kick back in your flannel jammies with some ice cream after a rotten day" kind of movie. It's a fun movie made simply to make us laugh. Stop analyzing and digging for profundity. Just laugh.
There is no great intellectual message, no uplifting moral to the movie. Quite honestly, it doesn't take itself that seriously, which is the entire point. This isn't an art house film, folks. It's a "kick back in your flannel jammies with some ice cream after a rotten day" kind of movie. It's a fun movie made simply to make us laugh. Stop analyzing and digging for profundity. Just laugh.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Jack in the Box
- Filming locations
- Glendale, California, USA(neighborhood scenes)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,382,259
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $596,131
- Feb 3, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $1,382,259
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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