A suicidal and rebellious teenager is sent to live with her grandparents for the summer, where life takes an unexpected turn.A suicidal and rebellious teenager is sent to live with her grandparents for the summer, where life takes an unexpected turn.A suicidal and rebellious teenager is sent to live with her grandparents for the summer, where life takes an unexpected turn.
Edward Lane
- Old Man
- (as Ed Lane)
Michael F. McGuirk
- Blue Shirt Guy
- (as Michael McGuirk)
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- TriviaThe photograph of Greta's father is John Heard, Melissa Leo's then real-life boyfriend who fathered her son John Matthew Heard.
- GoofsThe family when dropping off Greta passes by the Ocean Grove gates and then does a short montage of businesses on Main Street, then when they start discussing about Greta being dropped off in Jersey, they are traveling east bound on Rt. 33 past the Hamilton Methodist Church approximately 4 miles away from Ocean Grove, then they pass by the Ocean Grove Shuffleboard which is on Broadway and not Main Street (which you're almost to the beach at that point and it takes a little detour to get there), then traveling on Rt. 35 North past the Taco Bell, then another cut and they're passing by Rita's Italian Ice on Rt. 33 Westbound away from Ocean Grove, before finally getting back to Broadway heading eastbound though way before they would be passing by the OG Shuffleboard.
- ConnectionsReferences Gilligan's Island (1964)
Featured review
First, this film is not for very young children. Hilary Duff does both producing and starring in this dark comedy about a 17 year old teenager, Greta, from New York City whose sent to exile for the summer with her grandparents played by Ellen Burstyn and Michael Murphy who are divine in their roles. Melissa Leo plays Greta's mother but she's not on long enough and it's a shame because Duff, Leo, and Burstyn have some of their finest scenes together. Anyway, Greta is sent to live in Ocean Grove, New Jersey which is a seaside community and not far from the infamous Asbury Park which was crime ridden and left in ashes. Anyway, Greta gets a job at a restaurant. She is determined to end her life by 18 but things might change her point of view and it might be the best summer she ever had.
- Sylviastel
- Jan 27, 2010
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- Surviving Summer
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- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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