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High school senior Shaun Brumder finds out one day that there's more to life than surfing and sunning in California's Orange County. A friend's freak surfing accident causes Shaun to seriously reassess his life. As he does so, he finds, buried in the sand, a copy of Marcus Skinner's novel, "Straight Jacket." By the time he's done reading the book, Shaun realizes that his destiny is to become a writer.... See Full Description
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Comedy and Teen |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 21 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 11, 2002 Nationwide |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for drug content, language and sexuality. |
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| Distributors: |
Paramount Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$41,032,915 |
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| Critics Reviews |
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E! Online,
(grade: C+) "...this is hardly higher comedy." Full Review...
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Hollywood Reporter,
"A teen laugher that has no redeeming qualities..." Full Review...
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Los Angeles Times,
"...starts out deliriously funny but allows sentimentality to squeeze it to a pulp by the time it's over." Full Review...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
"...leaves you feeling it could have been more." Full Review...
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