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The story of Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie and ex-con who emerges from her long prison stay with a special goodbye prison riot with her cellmates and returns to high school in a bid to start her life over, only to confront the most dangerous gang of all--the cool kids. After a long bus ride, Jerri arrives at her childhood home to find that her father is now in a coma and has re-married and fathered... See Full Description
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Comedy, Adaptation and Teen |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 27 min. |
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| Release Date: |
June 28th, 2006 (NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexual content, language and some drug material. |
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| Distributors: |
ThinkFilm
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$2,068,323 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Chicago Tribune, Jessica Reaves
"...easily the wittiest, most ridiculous and best-written comedy of the year." more...
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B |
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"If you loved Amy Sedaris before in a golfer-lady wig and inbred chump's grin, you'll maybe love her again here..." more...
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B |
filmcritic.com, Nicholas Schager
"...only maintains its antagonistic inappropriateness long enough to fill out its first 45 minutes..." more...
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B |
Hollywood Reporter, Sheri Linden
"The humor is more uneven, less subversive than you would hope." more...
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C |
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