Metropolitan Movie Review 1990

The Izod set comes of age on Park Avenue during Christmas break. Tom Townsend (Clements), a member of the middle class, finds himself drawn into a circle of self-proclaimed urban haute bourgeoisie types. They're embarrassingly short on male escorts for the holiday season's parties so he stands in and gets an inside look at life with the brat pack. Intelligently written and carefully made, it transcends the flirting-with-adulthood genre.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, New York, New York, Teen Angst, Big Ideas, Singles, Coming of Age

Screenplay

Whit Stillman

Cast

Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Taylor Nichols, Christopher Eigeman, Allison Rutledge-Parisi, Dylan Hundley, Isabel Gillies, Bryan Leder, Will Kempe, Elizabeth Thompson

Cinematography

John Thomas

Director

Whit Stillman

Music

Mark Suozzo

Producer

New Line Cinema

Awards

Ind. Spirit 1991: First Feature; N.Y. Film Critics 1990: Director (Stillman).