Imagine my surprise when i started watching, and in no time at all. The adventures of the wilderness family 1975 rotten. Sebastian chooses to live with his step dad, hank, whos fast on his way to becoming henrietta, and to graduate high school early so he can have adventures and become a writer. This movie successfully renders a young mans last troubled year in high school without stooping to such heavy handed tactics as voice overs and the like. But after living with his new family for years, hank suddenly announces that hes getting a sex change operation. Profanity is extreme with at least 35 f words being used, along with other profanities and phrases. The adventures of sebastian cole full movie 1998 youtube. Adrian grenier has a slouchy charisma as sebastian, a teenager in upstate new york who is tired of school and realizes that the world only expects him to get a haircut, pay taxes. Drive me crazy is a romantic comedy film for teens directed by john schultz and produced by amy robinson. Adrian grenier, clark gregg, aleksa palladino director. Rent the adventures of sebastian cole 1998 on dvd and bluray. The adventures of sebastian cole 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Once home he engages in a series of deliberate misadventures, often just to provoke.
The adventures of sebastian cole is about a boy named sebastian adrian grenier who fancies himself becoming a writer at some point, given he actually puts effort into it. The adventures of sebastian cole is a 1999 american comedydrama film written and directed by tod williams and starring adrian grenier as. Buy or rent the adventures of sebastian cole movie now family video javascript seems to. But when his stepfather, hank, announces that he plans to become a woman, sebastian s family and life are thrown into a tailspin. Writerdirector tod williams emerged as a creative force in the early 2000s, and developed and honed a reputation for intelligent, multidimensional, characterdriven scripts that spanned a number of genres. The adventures of sebastian cole is a comedy and drama film that chronicles the difficulties a young man faces when his father decides to have a sex change operation. Nov 25, 2006 casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. In june 1983 in dutchess county, new york, sebastian cole s. Imagine my surprise when i started watching, and in no time at all, was caught up in the adventures of one, sebastian cole. The adventures of sebastian cole is an interesting independent film about the life of a young teenager, sebastian cole who lives with his stepdad who is in the proces of having a sexchage i. Sand dollar is one of those rare books that makes you feel, laugh and cry all at the same time.
Adventures of sebastian cole writerdirector tod williamss pleasantly flawed film, like his title character, drifts amiably along, full of untapped possibilities. But when his stepfather, hank, announces that he plans to become a woman, sebastians family and life are thrown. Together, sebastian and henrietta form a unique bond. Paranormal activity 2, directed by firsttime genre filmmaker tod williams the adventures of sebastian cole, the door in the floor and literally starring a cast of unknowns. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. The adventures of sebastian cole simply isnt special enough to cut it in the theatrical marketplace, and probably wont fare markedly better in video and cable venues. The adventures of sebastian cole is a 1998 american comedydrama film written and directed by tod williams and starring adrian grenier as the title character. The adventures of sebastian cole 1998 the adventures. Hank clark gregg marries the divorced joan margaret colin, whos the mother of teens sebastian adrian grenier and jessica marni lustig. Buy or rent movie the adventures of sebastian cole from. Casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. Picture and sound both seem pretty good, but the dvd lacks almost all supplements. Rent the adventures of sebastian cole 1998 on dvd and.
Last year, susan skoogs acutely observed whatever slipped through theaters without much fanfare, largely because critics failed to look past a few story contrivances and appreciate its deeply felt, nearperfect evocation of suburban teenage life in the 80s. Is the adventures of sebastian cole family friendly. Read the the adventures of sebastian cole movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Buy or rent the adventures of sebastian cole movie now.
The adventures of sebastian cole 1999 cast and crew moviefone. Sebastian s sister splits immediately for california, and his mother takes him back to england. See the full list of the adventures of sebastian cole cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Highschool teenager sebastian coles family is disrupted with the suppertime announcement that his stepfather intends to change gender. It looked and felt like a film picked straight out of the golden age, back in the 80s when teen movies were in their prime. Adventures of sebastian cole full movie download free.
I just realised the actor who plays hank in this film is clark gregg aka agent coulson from the avengers. One of my fiancees favorite movies from when he was younger. The misadventures of young sebastian do not exactly turn out in his favor as. An official selection of the 1999 sundance film festival. The adventures of sebastian cole is a coming of age movie that puts a new spin on some of the challenges faced by sensitive teenagers. In this teen comedydrama, highschool senior and writer wannabe sebastian cole survives a car accident in a remote southwestern area near the trailer home of. In a small new york town, sebastian cole is an eccentric seventeenyearold growing up with is mother, stepfather and sister. But when his stepfather, hank, announces that he plans to become a. The adventures of sebastian cole 1999 stream and watch. Hank now henrietta, although all the surgeries arent complete takes sebastian in and is his rock over the next few months of high school. Understated and lacking a big conceptual hook even greggs wouldbe transsexual is handled matter of factly, the adventures of sebastian cole is agreeably minor in its ambitions, an experience comparable to reading a really good short story. Tod culpan williams, also known as kip, is the writer and director of the door in the floor 2004. Set in 1983 in dutchess county, new york, the movie. Rent the adventures of sebastian cole 1998 on dvd and blu.
The following is a brief summary of the content found in this rrated drama. In this teen comedydrama, highschool senior and writer wannabe sebastian cole survives a car accident in a remote southwestern area near. The adventures of sebastian cole, a promising debut by journalistturneddirector tod williams, is another coming. This movie is presumably the years where he gets his material for writing, the adventure years, hence the title and the previous quote. Sebastians sister splits immediately for california, and his mother takes him back to england. His sister escapes to california, while his mother decides she and her son should move back to england. Watch the adventures of sebastian cole prime video. Read the the adventures of sebastian cole movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Thus, we give the adventures of sebastian cole just a 3 out of 10. The adventures of sebastian cole 1998 directed by tod. Sebastian cole may be worth a rental if you like this kind of.
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This movie seems to be the rough draft to a better movie. The adventures of sebastian cole isnt the best characterdriven indie movie ive seen, but it was generally interesting and entertaining, though the tone seemed artificially edgy at times. This smashing debut by sebastian cole reads like the. Watch the adventures of sebastian cole online 1998 movie. Jump ahead eight months, sebastian is back in new york, knocking on hanks door. Aug 31, 2015 in a small new york town, sebastian cole is an eccentric seventeenyearold growing up with is mother, stepfather and sister. The adventures of the wilderness family photos view all photos 2 movie info.
The premise is good, the acting was ok but the script has so. Released august 6th, 1999, the adventures of sebastian cole stars adrian grenier, margaret colin, clark gregg, greg haberny the r movie has a runtime of. In this teen comedydrama, highschool senior and writer wannabe sebastian cole survives a car accident in a remote southwestern area near the trailer home of a spanishspeaking woman. Adrian grenier, clark gregg, aleksa palladino, margaret colin, john shea, marni lustig, joan copeland, tom lacy, gabriel. In june 1983 in dutchess county, new york, sebastian cole s stepfather, hank, drops a bomb. The adventures of sebastian cole 1998 the adventures of. A bigcity father decides to head back to nature and relocate his family to the mountains in this familyoriented. The adventures of sebastian cole 1998 video detective. The son of a famous architect, williams took his premier cinematic bow with the 1998 period picture the adventures of sebastian cole a seriocomedy about a young man. Bright though underachieving, sebastian is avid for adventure and experience to mediate and.
The adventures of sebastian cole is a comingofage movie that puts a new spin on some of the challenges faced by sensitive teenagers. The adventures of sebastian cole 1999 movie moviefone. Its not unusual to have problems with a stepfatherbut its fairly rare for the stepfather to announce that hes decided to become a woman. Sebastian moves to england with his mother, but returns to new york to live with his stepfather, henry becoming henrietta. Rent the adventures of sebastian cole 1998 starring adrian grenier and clark gregg on dvd and bluray. In june 1983 in dutchess county, new york, sebastian coles stepfather, hank, drops a bomb. The film was written by todd strasser and rob thomas and distributed by 20th century fox. Affonso goncalves, jasmine kosovic, karen barber, tod williams. The misadventures of young sebastian do not exactly turn out in his favor as regularly winds up in trouble relying on his newly sex. The adventures of sebastian cole 1999 hank clark gregg marries the divorced joan margaret colin, whos the mother of teens sebastian adrian grenier and jessica marni lustig.
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