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The Swankster takes a look at OUTSIDE PROVIDENCE

Published at:  Jun 04, 1999 3:48:33 AM CDT

Alrighty, here's another look at OUTSIDE PROVIDENCE, this time from a fella who's been in touch with me for quite some time now, so I have no doubt at all that he's a studio schill... Wait... strike that, reverse that... Let's move on. Anyways, the trailer looked fun, and so did Alec Baldwin who seemed to be eating his role up. We'll see, eh folks...


Since I saw another reaction posted to Ain’t It Cool News, I didn’t think I’d
bother sending in my opinion, but after reading that last negative review
from "Evan Teschmacher" I though I’d chime in.

I have no idea why he thinks the humor was stagnant. I was laughing through
a big part of the film, particularly to all of the pot-smoking references.
The kids in this movie are big time stoners. Practically every scene has
someone smoking pot; from a joint, from a bong, or even from a keg. At one
point Shawn Hatosy’s character drops a hooka from his jacket and his dad asks
him what it is and he pretends it’s a wind instrument, blowing in to it and
making a horrendous noise.

There’s also a scene with a letter read in a v-o while compeletly baked that
defies description, but it is hysterical.

The acting’s really good too. Shawn Hatosy grew on me as the movie went
along. He has this smug smirk that has bothered me sometimes, in the past
(in the faculty, and in and out) but he’s a lot more subtle in this film and
carries it well. Actually walked out of there being charmed by him. I also
liked the girl who played the "cool preppie girlfriend" a lot. The role is
slightly similar to the ‘Mary’ role in There’s Something About Mary in the
sense that she’s in to everything a guy is in to and she’s beautiful. She
actually looks like a normal person too, dressed in winter hats and ripped
jackets, not like a movie star masquerading as a boarding school granola
girl.

Shawn Hatosy’s roommate was very funny and perfectly cast (wish I knew his
name), as was Jonathan Brandis (he’s grown up to be quite a hottie, thought
it was Jared Leto half the film!), Alec Baldwin, and the wheelchair-bound
little brother and three-legged dog. Yes, the dog was good.

A note on the soundtrack and clothing. Just like Dazed and Confused, The
music and costumes are from the seventies, but I kept on getting distracted
by the thought that people dress the same and listen to the same music in the
present. Same thing happens whenever I watch dazed and Confused.

Well Harry, that’s my honest opinion. Hopefully I won’t be accused of being
a "studio schill" too because I actually had something positive to say.

Swankster.



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  • Jun 04, 1999 10:36:12 AM CDT

    The book

    by claypool

    I read the book and it is pretty much the funniest thing i have ever read. I do recommend reading it before seeing the movie, because i can already tell somethings are different, just from the previews. Oh yeah P.S.: most of the movie was filmed about 5 minutes from my house, on the the University of Rhode Island campus. Just one question though, to whoever has seen already, does the father still call the kid "Dildo?"

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  • Jun 04, 1999 10:56:42 AM CDT

    "Dildo"

    by pipsorcle

    Yes... Alec Baldwin does call Shawn Hatosy "Dildo" in the movie, even in the trailer.

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  • Jun 04, 1999 11:35:43 AM CDT

    Gabriel Mann

    by loxhig

    When is this movie gonna be released?

    Which character is played by Gabriel Mann?

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  • Jul 29, 2006 9:35:54 AM CDT

    Johnathan Brandis later hung himself.

    by wolfpack

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