Youth in Revolt (film)

Youth in Revolt
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMiguel Arteta
Written byGustin Nash
Based onYouth in Revolt
by C.D. Payne
Produced byDavid Permut
StarringMichael Cera
Portia Doubleday
Jean Smart
Mary Kay Place
Justin Long
Fred Willard
Ray Liotta
Steve Buscemi
CinematographyChuy Chávez
Edited byPamela Martin
Andy Keir
Music byJohn Swihart
Production
companies
Distributed byDimension Films
Release dates
  • October 19, 2009 (2009-10-19) (DAFF)
  • January 8, 2010 (2010-01-08) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million[2]
Box office$19.7 million[3]

Youth in Revolt is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Gustin Nash. Based on C.D. Payne's epistolary novel of the same name, the film stars Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday, with Jean Smart, Justin Long, Ray Liotta, and Steve Buscemi in supporting roles.

The film follows shy and lonely teenager Nick (Cera) desperate to lose his virginity. While on a trailer park holiday with his mother and her boyfriend, he meets an attractive girl (Doubleday) and is immediately smitten. When the two are separated Nick must learn how to rebel in order to be with the girl he loves.

  1. ^ "Youth in Revolt (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 20, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Movie projector: 'Avatar' to dominate three new competitors". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2010. [...] which the Weinstein Co. financed for about $18 million.
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