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Local Boys

2002 · 102 min

A gentle, sunlit summer story about brothers, grief, and finding your footing, with a warm, easygoing vibe.

Directed by
Ron Moler
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mark Harmon, Eric Christian Olsen, Stacy Edwards
Tagline
Dream The Extreme
Overview
On Skeet’s twelfth birthday his older brother Randy buys him his first surfboard. Suddenly his summer turns to the endless search for the perfect wave, wild times and beach parties and eventually, finding his own daring adventures when Randy’s attention turns to a girl. Beyond his wildest dreams, Skeet is taken under the wings of surfing legend Jim Wesley who gives Skeet first-hand lessons in hot-dogging. Meanwhile, Randy, still dealing with the loss of his father and trying to fill his shoes, is jealous of Jim’s influence on Skeet and isn’t thrilled when Jim begins a relationship with their single mom. Tangled by the conflict between his brother and his newfound father figure, Skeet retreats to his room while longing to surf.

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Directed by
Ron Moler
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mark Harmon, Eric Christian Olsen, Stacy Edwards
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Ron Moler, Norman Douglas Bradley, Thomas Matthew Stewart
Starring
Mark Harmon, Eric Christian Olsen, Stacy Edwards, Jeremy Sumpter, Lukas Behnken, Giuseppe Andrews, Natalie Ramsey, Shelby Fenner
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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