Somewhat as a result, they decide to send Lenny to spend the summer with his aunt Norma (ILANA LEVINE) and uncle Phil (PETER ONORATI) in the "country" - Queens - where he'll get some fresh air and work at Phil's deli. Lenny isn't happy about this decision, but things look up when he meets a local boy, John (JOSEPH FRANQUINHA), who also works for Phil.
Although his chances of seeing his aunt and uncle in the act are squandered when he discovers that Norma is very pregnant, Lenny is delighted when John informs him that he and two local Catholic girls, Alice (AMY BRAVERMAN) and Barbara (ALLIE SPIRO-WINN), belong to a "sex club," where they don't have sex, but certainly discuss it a lot.
Then he meets Hedy (GRETCHEN MOL), a local twenty-something nurse and former bra model whose fetching looks and friendly demeanor further stir up Lenny's hormones. When he learns that she's dating
Dr. Donald Flynn (JOHN BOLGER), an OBGYN, he figures his goal is made in the shade and thus sets out to catch those two in the act.
Things, of course, don't work out the way he planned, but while Lenny might not succeed in the way he originally intended, he learns a thing or two about people and life as he spends his summer away from home.
Part of that involves a local "sex club" where two teenage boys and two teenage girls get together to talk about sex or look at pornographic material they've found. The teen does briefly observe some fooling around and then finally an actual act. As such, we briefly see some partial nudity and movement and hear sexually related sounds.
One such incident involves a married man having an affair with a single woman, while others involve that teen acting like a peeping Tom and using various means (binoculars, hiding in a closet, etc.) to observe people having sex. Other instances of bad attitudes are also present, while one scene where a woman goes into labor at night during a thunderstorm might be a tad suspenseful to some viewers.
Profanity is rated as extreme due to the use of at least 6 "f" words, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also used. Some characters drink and/or smoke, a character punches another and a boy wrecks on his bike resulting in some bloody cuts on his hands. A few tense family moments are present as is some thematic material (beyond all of the sexually related stuff) regarding brief discussions about child molestation, affairs and an abortion.
Should you still be concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone in your home, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed content listings for more specific examples of what occurs in the film.
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(2000) (Ryan Merriman, Gretchen Mol) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Mild
Minor
Extreme
Minor
None
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
None
None
None
Heavy
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Extreme
Mild
Mild
Moderate
Mild
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Reviewed November 20, 2000 / Posted November 24, 2000
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