A city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.A city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.A city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.
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- TriviaThe song Laura Lee dances to in the flash back is "Kool Thing" by Sonic Youth. The movie's title comes from their 1988 album, though "Kool Thing" appeared on their 1990 album "Goo." A major character is named Thurston, which, continuing the theme, is likely taken from Thurston Moore, the band's leader.
- GoofsCaroline's car is a first-generation VW Rabbit, from the late 1970s or early 1980s, which would not have airbags. But when she gets in an accident, an inflated airbag is shown.
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Caroline Wexler: People will tell you nothing matters, the whole world's about to end soon anyway. Those people are looking at life the wrong way. I mean, things don't need to last forever to be perfect.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits are shown against a background of the warning poster frequently shown in the film with the warning, "Important: Travel in Pairs."
- ConnectionsReferences Taxi Driver (1976)
- SoundtracksYour Ex-Lover Is Dead
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This movie was beautiful and surprisingly dark and potent. Basically a teenage girl, played by the slightly-too-old for the role Kat Dennings, arrives to a small town where kids keep getting killed, an industrial fire won't stop burning, and everyone does too many drugs. As someone who has spent time in some small American towns, I could relate to the feeling. Though obviously the director is playing with the conventions here and adding a layer of menace, melancholy and haze to the proceedings. So Kat's character decides to seduce her high school teacher, played by the under-rated Josh Lucas. They begin an affair and all is well, until he instructs her to pretend to date a boy her age so the local yokels won't become suspicious. Needless to say it's all a lot of fun--albeit dark fun--and things take some wild twists that suspend logic but are all the more enjoyable for it. I wish this movie had gotten the attention is deserves--was it even released?--because it's by far the best work Kat Dennings has done, and it's full of amazing images and sharp dialogue. Be advised: this movie is an art film disguised as a teen movie. It's probably too ambitious for its own good, and I can see why it might be passed over by many. But I think it'll be a cult classic and I was pleasantly surprised by the artistry that went into this little indie flick. Extra points for the powerful ending.
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- Nov 2, 2011
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