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Get Real

  • 19981998
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  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Get Real (1998)
A tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
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A tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.A tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.A tenderly romantic coming-of-age story as two boys in a British school fall in love.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
14K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,390
3,182
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    • Director
      • Simon Shore
    • Writer
      • Patrick Wilde(play "What's Wrong with Angry")
    • Stars
      • Ben Silverstone
      • Brad Gorton
      • Charlotte Brittain
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Simon Shore
    • Writer
      • Patrick Wilde(play "What's Wrong with Angry")
    • Stars
      • Ben Silverstone
      • Brad Gorton
      • Charlotte Brittain
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 154User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 3 nominations

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    Brad Gorton stars as John
    John & Steven
    Steven & Linda
    Steven & Linda
    Director Simon Shore on the set
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    Ben Silverstone
    Ben Silverstone
    • Steven Carter
    Brad Gorton
    Brad Gorton
    • John Dixon
    Charlotte Brittain
    Charlotte Brittain
    • Linda
    Stacy Hart
    Stacy Hart
    • Jessica
    • (as Stacy A. Hart)
    Kate McEnery
    Kate McEnery
    • Wendy
    Patrick Nielsen
    • Mark
    Tim Harris
    • Kevin
    James D. White
    • Dave
    James Perkins
    • Young Steve
    Nicholas Hunter
    • Young Mark
    Jacquetta May
    • Steven's Mother
    David Lumsden
    • Steven's Father
    David Elliot
    • Glen
    Morgan Jones
    • Linda's Brother
    Richard Hawley
    • English Teacher
    Steven Mason
    • Cruising Man
    Charlotte Hanson
    • Glen's Wife
    Alina Hazeldine
    • Crying Baby
    • Director
      • Simon Shore
    • Writer
      • Patrick Wilde(play "What's Wrong with Angry") (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      In the scene in the school newspaper office, when Mark discovers the anonymous article "Get Real", he reads aloud from the article: "The assumption that your children are heterosexual may be causing them pain." The close-up on the computer screen shows that sentence as: "The assumption that your children are heterosexual may be destroying their lives."
    • Quotes

      John Dixon: Fag?

      Steven Carter: W-what?

      John Dixon: I mean, uh...

      [holds out cigarette]

      Steven Carter: Oh. Um. Sure.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Entrapment/Three Seasons/The Winslow Boy/Idle Hands/Get Real (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Staying Out For The Summer
      Written by Nigel Clark, Andy Miller (as Andrew Miller) and Mathew Priest (as Matthew Priest)

      Performed by Dodgy

      A&M Records Ltd., London

    User reviews154

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    Top review
    10/10
    Let's Get Real!
    I rented the movie "Double Jeopardy" one evening and was skipping through the previews when I saw the trailer for this movie. I had heard about it before from a few friends who had seen it and had read about it in TIME magazine, not knowing much about the movie. Growing up in a household where being "different" in that sense is not acceptable, it has been hard for me to deal with my issues without support from my parents. I went to the local video store a few nights ago and immediately picked out "Get Real" to watch and enjoy. What I didn't expect was how true to life this movie really is!

    "Get Real" is the story about a 16-year old gay teenager named Steven Carter (played by the boyishly adorable Ben Silverstone) who has known about himself since he was 11-years old and is perfectly fine with it. Although he is dying to be accepted for who he is and not for who he pretends to be, he is afraid to tell his peers and his parents about his true nature. Only his best friend Linda (Charlotte Brittain, who delivers a terrific performance) knows and is worried about Steven, due to his sexual adventures at a gay men's restroom in a park. But one day, he unexpectedly has an encounter with the "straight" high school jock John Dixon (Brad Gorton, who plays his role of someone with much sexual confusion with complete realism) and the two boys fall in love. Steven wants to be open about the relationship, while John wants to hide his love for Steve. These differences, along with many others than I will not spoil for those who have not seen this, lead to one of the most tear-jerking endings I have ever seen in a movie.

    Bravo to everyone involved for creating such a realistic story! Being gay is not easy these days, especially for teenagers, but we all wish we were as brave as Steven, who matures as the movie goes on and we all hope the best for him as he embarks on his emotional recovery after the end of this movie. Way to go Steven!

    If you haven't seen this movie, see it soon! It is worth your every buck!

    RATING: 10 out of 10!

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Будь собой
    • Filming locations
      • Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Arts Council of England
      • British Screen Productions
      • Distant Horizon
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,152,979
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $54,254
      • May 2, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,176,597
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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