Old Enough
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Plot
Director and writer Marissa Silver debuted with this captivating film on the friendship of two young girls from opposite sides of the economic tracks but same side of town. Twelve-year-old Lonnie Sloan (Sarah Boyd) is a well-to-do New York rich kid and Karen Bruckner (Rainbow Harvest) is the more ordinary, impoverished New York kid. They happen to meet one day on the street in their neighborhood and hit it off just because each is fascinated with unknown quantities. As they learn that they were taught to perceive and react to the world differently, their relationship becomes one of unfolding adventure -- even for the grown-up viewers. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, RoviCast
- Sarah Boyd - Lonnie Sloan
- Rainbow Harvest - Karen Bruckner
- Neill Barry - Johnny Bruckner
- Danny Aiello - Mr. Bruckner
- Susan Kingsley - Mrs. Bruckner
Credit
Marisa Silver - Director, Mark Burns - Editor, Jeffrey Townsend - Production Designer, Michael Ballhaus - Cinematographer, Dina Silver - Producer, Ed Novick - Sound/Sound Designer, Marisa Silver - Screenwriter| Old English: Beowulf (Film), Old English (1930 Film) | |
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- Artist: Lou Ann Barton
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- Release Date: 1982
- Total Time: 32:14
- Genre: Blues
Review
The debut album by Austin-based blues-rock singer Lou Ann Barton didn't sound like many major-label releases of 1982. Produced by Atlantic Records veteran Jerry Wexler (with, worryingly, some help from ex-Eagles schlockmeister Glenn Frey) and recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Old Enough is a solid piece of soulful Texas-style blues-rock. Barton reveals herself to be an exceptional singer, sassy and sly but with a welcome tendency toward restraint. (Many singers in this style try too hard to prove their soulfulness and end up sounding ridiculous.) She's also got a keen eye for songs, investing the old standard "Finger Poppin' Time" with enough relish to make it sound fresh and turning Marshall Crenshaw's rockabilly-tinged "Brand New Lover" into a full-on Wanda Jackson-style barnburner. There are a few missteps, like the too-slick-by-half radio-friendly ballad "It's Raining," but overall, Old Enough is an unpretentious, timeless-sounding set. It all but disappeared upon its 1982 release and remained out of print until the Austin blues label Antone reissued it on CD in 1997. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi| Old English Nursery Rhymes (2005 Album by Vivien Ellis/Tim Laycock/The Broadside Band) | |
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Old Enough
| Old Enough (film) | |
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 Old Enough VHS cover |
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| Directed by | Marisa Silver |
| Produced by | Dina Silver |
| Written by | Marisa Silver |
| Starring | Sarah Boyd Rainbow Harvest Danny Aiello Alyssa Milano Neill Barry Roxanne Hart Susan Kingsley |
| Distributed by | Orion Classics |
| Release date(s) | August 24, 1984 |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Language | English |
This article is about the film. For the single by Nickelback, see Old Enough (Nickelback song). For the single by The Raconteurs, see Old Enough (Raconteurs song)
Old Enough is a 1984 teen-oriented movie. It stars Sarah Boyd, Rainbow Harvest, Danny Aiello, Neill Barry, Roxanne Hart, Alyssa Milano and Susan Kingsley.
Set in 1984 in New York, Old Enough is the story of a teenage girl from the "wrong side of the tracks" (played by Harvest), whose father (played by Aiello) is the super of the run down apartment complex in which they live. Her friend is a rich, well-bred 11 year-old (played by Boyd). Milano, in her film debut, plays Boyd's sister.
A low budget production, this movie won the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic award at the Sundance Film Festival.[1]
Plot
Old Enough is an earnest take on the coming of age story, set in New York City. Karen (Rainbow Harvest) is a street wise teen from a lower-middle class family who pursues a friendship with eleven-year-old Lonnie (Sarah Boyd). Lonnie is from a wealthy, upper-class family who live in the area. As the two become friends they expose each other to the very different lifestyles they live. In the process they learn lessons each culture has to offer.
The situation becomes complicated when Karen's brother Johnny (Neill Barry) shows interest in Lonnie and Lonnie begins to develop a crush. Soon, a sensual new neighbor (Roxanne Hart) moves into Karen's family's apartment building, whom Johnny becomes slightly infatuated with. Circumstances arise that will test Karen and Lonnie's friendship.
References
- ^ Old Enough sundance.org
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Sundance Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic 1984 |
Succeeded by Blood Simple |
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