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Barely Legal

2003 · 92 min

A silly, crude teen sex comedy that coasts on awkward gags and lowbrow energy, easy to half-watch and forget.

Tagline
They couldn't rent it, so they made it themselves.
Overview
Teenager Deacon works at a video shop, and his buddies, Fred and Matt, sell the bootleg porno films he acquires. Deacon gets fired, but the pals have the bright idea of filming their own Internet porn flick in order to make money and become more popular at school. Hijinks ensue as they cast and create their movie, but porn industry player Vic Ramalot grows jealous of their burgeoning success and tries to put a stop to the project.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • sexuality
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
David Mickey Evans
Written by
David H. Steinberg
Starring
Erik von Detten, Vince Vieluf, Sarah-Jane Potts, Tony Denman, Daniel Farber, Cameron Richardson, Riley Smith, Samm Levine
Music
Andrew Gross
Cinematography
John B. Aronson
Runtime
92 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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