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"Youth in Revolt" script

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 26, 2007 at 06:32 PM

Gustin Nash's 125-page screenplay based on C.D. Payne's Youth in Revolt. The film will star Michael Cera (the wry, moralistic, level-headed thin guy with the I'm-only-partially-here personality in Superbad -- I'm explaining because he's not a household name) as "Nick Twist" when it goes before the camera sometime...I don't know when it's going before the cameras.

The drive and industriousness in getting hold of this script is equally matched by my laziness in having failed to read it despite it being on my dining-room table for neary two weeks

Comments

Jesus, Wells. The kid did't come out of nowhere. Please get the three seasons of Arrested Development and check them out. He was VERY funny on that show and anyone could see his talent. That being said, I liekd Superbad well enough, but I am curious if he can stretch or not. Nothing wrong with sticking to one comic persona, but I will be curious to see him try something a bit different than the shy but nice nerdy kid who doesn't want to offend. Here's hoping.

Posted by: EOTW at August 26, 2007 08:06 PM

This script was awful, all the characters were annoying and pretentious. It's going to need a lot of work to make a decent film.

Posted by: Jeff at August 26, 2007 08:23 PM

Owen Wilson tried to off himself. Are we sad?

Posted by: thevisceral at August 26, 2007 08:31 PM

Yeah was just wondering if their is confirmation on that, did Owen really try and off himself?

Whats up with comedians??

Why does it seem like tragedy follows them all?

Posted by: aspiringcrackaddict at August 26, 2007 09:09 PM

cera is perfect for this role and btw: don't anyone try to tell a tween that the characters in 'yir' are annoying and pretentious....those children will cut you and fuck you up.......

Posted by: scooterzz at August 26, 2007 10:03 PM

loath huh. Me too for the movie.

Posted by: malibugigolo at August 26, 2007 10:47 PM

Cera was the weak link in Superbad for me, he was too old for the part, and I could see his acting gears enganged when he ran like a spaz and acted uncomfortable and partially here. (I should know.) But the camera's working great, I even learned a new word, "mic-tu-ri-tion."

Posted by: T. Holly at August 26, 2007 11:17 PM

Cera is 19, and was likely 18 when the film was shot. Jonah Hill is 23.

Posted by: Devin Faraci at August 26, 2007 11:21 PM

They better hurry up and make Youth in Revolt before he's get facial hair, because he already has the body of a man to me.

Posted by: T. Holly at August 26, 2007 11:28 PM

before he gets the bike I bought, in silver, --
http://www.downtube.com/product532.html

Posted by: T. Holly at August 26, 2007 11:32 PM

What's your deal, clinically speaking?

Posted by: Devin Faraci at August 26, 2007 11:33 PM

just out of curiosity, have any of you actually read the 'nick twisp' books?........

Posted by: scooterzz at August 26, 2007 11:42 PM

I think it's called happy.

Posted by: T. Holly at August 26, 2007 11:52 PM

**(sigh)**....nuckin' futz.....

Posted by: scooterzz at August 26, 2007 11:56 PM

What does a goddamned fucking silver bike have to do with ANYTHING AT ALL?

Posted by: gruver1 at August 27, 2007 12:40 PM

I made a good point about Cera's acting in Superbad and got shit for not knowing his real age. (Like it mattered to my comment what his real age was.) Then I typed "he's get" before "facial hair" and I knew I'd get shit for that too, so I typed "he gets" and threw in "the bike" thinking anyone worth reaching would be smart enough to get that I was creatively editing my own typo while throwing something else out that was the slightest bit interesting, which is more than I can say about 90% of what is posted HEre.

Posted by: T. Holly at August 27, 2007 01:55 PM

t.holly, what about that godfather screening? did i miss that?

Posted by: christian at August 28, 2007 10:28 AM

Toolate, toonite.

Posted by: T. Holly at August 28, 2007 11:33 AM