Through her attempt to ignite a romance with a much older man, Sarah, a fiercely independent teenager, learns to appreciate not only her youth but also her overbearing mother.
Acting
Peri Gilpin's Nancy steals every scene with exhausted maternal authority.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like teenagers trying to be profound.
Director
Vanessa Knutsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Vanessa Knutsen made this for under $500K, shooting mostly in her actual Los Angeles neighborhood to cut location costs.
Released months before 'Licorice Pizza' sparked similar age-gap discourse, making this a fascinating overlooked precursor.
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