Under francois influence, nick mouths off to his mom and her new boyfriend, police officer lance wescock. There are a few moments where the pacing is thrown completely for a loop. Francois allows nick to do and say things that hed never otherwise say. Youth in revolt is a movie that is going to divide people. And now, in miguel artetas uneven but occasionally quite funny youth in revolt an adaptation of c.
Youth in revolt 512 movie clip francois dillinger 2009 hd. But everything changes for him once his mothers current boyfriend owes a great deal of. Youth in revolt 5 12 movie clip francois dillinger 2009 hd. Payne, youth in revolt is the story of nick twisp a unique, but affable teen with a taste for the finer things in life like sinatra and fellini who falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful, free. Now that youth in revolt is out on bluray, hopefully itll begin to accumulate the cult following it deserves. It was directed by miguel arteta, and it was written by gustin nash. Jan 08, 2010 youth in revolt, which was directed by miguel arteta, and skillfully extracted by gustin nash from the novel by c. He complies and she wants him more than trent after burning down half his.
Youth in revolt makes this plain in a somewhat gimmicky way, as nick, desperate to win sheenis heart, imagines a supplementary persona, francois. Youth in revolt was adapted into an unsuccessful stage play in 1994 by carl hamilton and bob warden of box car productions. I own nothing, all rights go to their rightful owners. Francois is nicks rebellious persona, who, when unleashed, will do anything for attention even setting a car on. Youth in revolt all the tropes wiki fandom powered by. Youth in revolt is the story of nick who wants to be with the girl of his dreams, sheeni.
Youth in revolt 2009 michael cera as nick twisp, francois. Youth in revolt 2009 michael cera as nick twisp, francois imdb. Youth in revolt is the story of nick twisp a unique, but affable teen with a taste for the finer things in life like sinatra and fellini who falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful, freespirited sheeni saunders while on a family vacation. Youth in revolt provides examples of abhorrent admirer. A film about nick twisp, an unlucky everydude whos unhappy with his position in life. Jan 08, 2010 youth in revolt quotes nick twisp francois. Nick michael cera creates a bad boy alter ego named francois dillinger. Beyond this basic setting, we have no other cues to tell us when the action is happening. Payne, youth in revolt is awkwardly charming and subtly subversive, much like its young star, michael cera. The special features are the only saving grace for youth in revolt. Events of may 1968, student revolt that began in a suburb of paris and was soon joined by a general strike eventually involving some 10 million workers. Aug 01, 1993 youth in revolt is unlike any other ya novel. Jul 04, 2010 now that youth in revolt is out on bluray, hopefully itll begin to accumulate the cult following it deserves. Jan 07, 2010 michael cera plays a very michael cera kind of fellow in youth in revolt.
Instead of having cera act opposite himself, casting a young french actor as francois may have worked better. Nick creates an alterego named francois, played by the same actor. Dec 30, 2009 in the playful black comedy youth in revolt, michael cera plays both teens. Jean smart is fine as ceras aloof mother, but the character itself is onedimensional and strangely conventional for such a nonconformist movie. While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, nick twisp sets his sights on dream girl sheeni saunders, hoping that shell be the one to take away his virginity. The reason why nick creates francois is because sheeni requests that nick be very, very bad. Hes in revolt against the hypocritical authoritative figures who have the gall to dictate whats right and wrong without adhering to the conduct themselves. During much of may 1968, paris was engulfed in the worst rioting since the popular front era of the 1930s, and the rest of france was at a standstill. Michael cera plays a lovesick teenager excuse his french. Payne has painted a wonderful picture of a young boy coming to terms with himself. But because his nebbishy character invents a badboy alter ego to get the girl, cera also. Hollywoods dweeb prince plays against type in youth in revolt, a deadpan comedy based on a cult novel.
Grimes gives birth, welcomes 1st child with elon musk. Michael ceras new film, youth in revolt, opens in theaters today. Youth in revolt all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. Youth in revolt feels tired and ceras inability to provide a memorable francois neuters a central conceit. Michael cera acts opposite himself in youth in revolt. Sheeni, it turns out, is tentatively open to relieving nick of his virginity.
Artetas movie is a catalog of intriguing possibilities, too. Im talking about the weird animated cut scenes that add nothing much to the movie other than to establish in our minds that we are watching a hip, slightly indie movie. If you manage to watch youth in revolt all the way through, the special features available on the dvd and bluray editions are somewhat rewarding. But family, geography and jealous exlovers conspire to keep these two apart. With michael cera, portia doubleday, jean smart, zach galifianakis. But youth in revolt suggests, at least, the possibility of something more for cera. She appears to depict herself as an amorphousoctopusblob. Youth in revolt is full of charismatic, edgy cameos from the likes of justin long as sheenis mushroomimbibing brother, steve buscemi twisps cradlesnatching dad. He complies and she wants him more than trent after burning down half his town. Michael cera plays a very michael cera kind of fellow in youth in revolt.
The supporting cast consists of ray liotta, portia doubleday, jean smart, zach galifianakis, steve. The former is nick twisp, an oakland 16yearold with a life. Youth in revolt is a 2009 romantic comedy drama film directed by miguel arteta, from a screenplay written by gustin nash, which is in return based on c. You will either sit there and be saying to yourself, this is awesome or this is retarded. Paynes epistolary novel of the same name, the film stars michael cera and portia doubleday, with justin long, ray liotta, and steve buscemi in supporting roles. The story is told in a picaresque fashion and makes heavy use of black humor and camp. Feb 08, 2010 youth in revolt is full of charismatic, edgy cameos from the likes of justin long as sheenis mushroomimbibing brother, steve buscemi twisps cradlesnatching dad and ray liotta another of. It had its premier at the cable car theater in san francisco in 1994. The girl at sheenis french prep school becomes disturbingly attached to nick after he sends her a few flattering letters to manipulate her all girls want bad boys. Youth in revolt at least lets him play two characters. They concoct a plan where nick will disobey all rules so that he will be kicked out of living with his mother and be sent to live with his father, who lives near sheeni.
The journals of nick twisp is a 1993 epistolary novel by c. Like john muir, i enter the wilderness with nothing more than my journal and a childlike sense of wonder. Payne, youth in revolt is the story of nick twisp a unique, but affable teen with a taste for the finer things in life like sinatra and fellini who falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful, freespirited sheeni saunders. What sets youth in revolt apart from other novels in the genre beside its frank descriptions of an adolescent boys mind is an element of absurdity. Youth in revolt is a 2009 american romantic comedydrama film directed by miguel arteta and written by gustin nash. Im gonna wrap your legs around my head and wear you like the crown that you are. The girl at sheenis french prep school becomes disturbingly attached to nick after he sends her a few flattering letters to manipulate her. Jan 08, 2010 youth in revolt at least lets him play two characters. Youth in revolt, though, gives cera an opportunity to bust out of that mold meet francois while also staying true to what fans like about him so much hello, nick. The scenes with francois are definitely the best in the film. As the title suggests, young michael cera superbad is indeed in revolt. Michael cera youth in revolt youth in revolt nick twisp sheeni saunders francois dillinger film teen film comedy eyewear. It has also been produced in denver and several locations throughout northern california with greater success.
In the playful black comedy youth in revolt, michael cera plays both teens. Youth in revolt, which was directed by miguel arteta, and skillfully extracted by gustin nash from the novel by c. In the dual role of nick twisp and his mischievous. She does have a boyfriend an athlete, poet and french speaker. The girl at sheenis french prep school becomes disturbingly attached to nick after he sends her a few flattering letters to manipulate her possibly lampshaded when she starts doodling pictures in her notebook. What sets youth in revolt apart from other novels in the genre beside its frank descriptions of an. But the character of francois, as he commits grand theft auto and arson and talks.
Youth in revolt is a teenage fantasy comingofage story set in central and northern california, about one young mans quest for love. Youth in revolt is a comingofage comedy that puts a fresh and outrageous stamp on a tale of adolescent obsession and rebellion. A teen romcom featuring michael cera and his nonnerdy alter ego makes for a funny and distinctive comedy, writes peter bradshaw. Hes in revolt against the social order preventing nice, polite, untoned boys from dating the smokinghot girls of their dreams. When youth in revolt turns its focus away from the youths, its hitormiss. May 27, 2010 francois dillinger from the movie youth in revolt. Jan 07, 2010 the alter egos name is francois dillinger, and he looks like a refugee from an old alain delon movie. Artetas movie is a catalog of intriguing possibilities, too few of which ultimately bear fruit.
Youth in revolt 1212 movie clip youre my francois 2009 hd. Fortunately for cera, youth in revolt also introduces twisps alterego, the louche, moustachioed, cigarettesmoking badboy francois dillinger. Cera stars in the film playing a dual role both as virgin nerd nick twisp and nicks newly created, bad boy alternate personality francois. This isnt so much youth in revolt as youth in disdain, which seems ironic, given how much nick and sheeni long to have access to the ways of the adult world, including travel and freedom and, yes, sex. It stars michael cera as nick twisp and his alterego, francois. The films other characters seem to have caught the cera bug, speaking in the.
Watch youth in revolt online free part 23 video dailymotion. Michael cera as nick twisp and francois dillinger portia doubleday as sheeni saunders jean smart as estelle twisp. Youth helps cera revolutionize his career the michigan. The journals of nick twisp, we watch as cera, by way of a devilish alter ego he calls francois dillinger, engages in criminal acts in hopes that theyll lead to carnal acts with a girl who.