It's about falling in love. For the first time.
A brilliant but socially inept 14-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends – Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love – fall for each other.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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“Is Corey Haim the best thing in Lucas?”
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Cast
- Corey HaimLucas
- Kerri GreenMaggie
- Charlie SheenCappie
- Winona RyderRina
- Courtney Thorne-SmithAlise
- Tom HodgesBruno
- Guy BoydCoach
- Jeremy PivenSpike
- Kevin WixtedTonto
- Emily SeltzerMarie
Crew
- David SeltzerDirector
- David SeltzerWriter
- Reynaldo VillalobosDirector of Photography
- Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
- Priscilla Nedd-FriendlyEditor
- David NicksayProducer
- Kristi ZeaProducer
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