Skipped Parts
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| Directed by | Tamra Davis |
| Screenplay by | Tim Sandlin |
| Based on | Skipped Parts by Tim Sandlin |
| Produced by | TBA |
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| Cinematography | Claudio Rocha |
| Edited by |
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| Music by | Stewart Copeland |
| Distributed by | Trimark Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Language | English |
Skipped Parts is a 2000 American coming of age comedy-drama film directed by Tamra Davis. The film stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bug Hall, Mischa Barton, Brad Renfro and Drew Barrymore.
After making the film-festival rounds in 2000, the film had a limited release by Trimark Pictures. It was filmed in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan and Regina Beach, Saskatchewan.
Plot
[edit]In 1963, liberal-minded and reckless Lydia Callahan is raising her 14-year-old son, Sam. Lydia's father Caspar, a prominent local businessman, is running for governor of North Carolina, and does not want Lydia and Sam in his way, so the two are banished from North Carolina. They travel across the country and settle in Wyoming, where Lydia only wants to have a good time and refuses to allow Sam to call her "mom."
Sam soon finds out that he is one of only two students in Gro Vont High School who read. The other one is Maurey, a girl the same age as Sam who wants to learn about sex. Consequent to their mutual discoveries, Maurey becomes pregnant. She decides to have an abortion in a distant hospital and, by accident, runs into her mother and the baseball coach who are also there for the same reason.
After that Maurey moves in with Lydia and Sam since her father kicked her out from his house. Meanwhile, Hank Elkrunner, a Blackfoot, falls for the feckless Lydia, while her dictatorial dad keeps tabs on them all from afar.
In the end, Maurey decides not to have an abortion and keeps the baby, a little girl named Shannon. After being threatened to be financially cut off unless she breaks up with Hank and lets Sam go to military school, Lydia decides to stay with Hank, and takes a job at the local diner. In addition, Hank sells his trailer and moves in with Sam and Lydia, along with Maurey and Shannon who decide to permanently move in. The film ends with Sam finishing the flashback for the story, with Shannon nearby.
Throughout the film, Sam has many dream fantasies wherein Drew Barrymore serves as the subject of his desires.
Cast
[edit]- Drew Barrymore as Fantasy Girl, the subject of Sam's numerous dream fantasies.
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lydia Callahan
- Bug Hall as Sam Callahan
- Mischa Barton as Maurey Pierce
- Brad Renfro as Dothan Talbot
- R. Lee Ermey as Caspar Callahan
- Peggy Lipton as Laurabel Pierce
- Michael Greyeyes as Hank Elkrunner
- Angela Featherstone as Delores
- Andrea Menard as Dot
- Alison Pill as Chuckette Morris
Production
[edit]Though set in Wyoming, the film was shot in Saskatchewan, Canada,[1] in the summer of 1999.[2]
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 6, 2000.[1] It was later released in the United States on January 5, 2001.[3]
Home media
[edit]Trimark Home Entertainment released the film on DVD in June 26, 2001.[4]
Censorship
[edit]In the film, there are some private scenes which are rated +19 and some banned nudity and sexual scenes, in the clip scene of a couple removing their clothes and exposing their undergarments, in another clip scene Maurey and Sam removing their underwear while the scene is removed for strict age.
Canada
Critical reception
[edit]Accolades
[edit]| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Drew Barrymore | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Skipped Parts". Variety. June 6, 2000. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Skipped Parts: Miscellaneous Notes". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Skipped Parts". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020.
- ^ Beierle, Aaron (July 4, 2001). "Skipped Parts: DVD Talk Review of the DVD". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020.
External links
[edit]- 2001 films
- American comedy-drama films
- American coming-of-age films
- 2001 romantic comedy films
- Films directed by Tamra Davis
- Films shot in Saskatchewan
- Films set in 1963
- Films set in Wyoming
- Teenage pregnancy in film
- Films scored by Stewart Copeland
- Trimark Pictures films
- Films about mother–son relationships
- Films about abortion
- Films about juvenile sexuality
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- English-language romantic comedy films