Like its protagonist, youth in revolt is a little too clever and a little too willfully verbose for its own good, but its rare and a little wonderful to see a comedy about the sex lives of teenagers that suffers from an excess of ideas and ambition instead of a dearth. The further journals of nick twisp youth in revolt book 2. Jan 08, 2010 in the sweet and slight and often charming comingofage tale youth in revolt, michael cera plays a teenager with rampaging hormones and, when the film opens at least, no obvious romantic. Youth in revolt are an american posthardcore band from howell, new jersey. Paynes epistolary novel of the same name, the film stars michael cera and portia doubleday, with justin long, ray liotta, and steve buscemi in supporting roles.
Its his selfabasing modesty that makes the movie work. Dec 26, 2009 official trailer of the upcoming film youth in revolt, resized to 16. Altitude 3,200 aka youth in revolt asks the question and provides the premise of what would happen if a group of young peoplepoor, rich, discontented, bored were given an idyllic community in which to live. The revolt continues as nick twisps teenage son copes with life and love in glamorous hollywood. Each event in the threevolume encyclopedia is covered by an overview entry that details who was involved, why the revolt took place, what happened, and what the aftereffects were. Youth in revolt is a teenage fantasy comingofage story set in central and northern california, about one young mans quest for love. Youth in revolt is the journals of nick twisp, californias most precocious diarist, whose ongoing struggles to make sense out of high school, deal with his divorced parents, and lose his virginity result in his transformation from an unassuming fourteenyearold to a modern youth in open revolt. Paynes cult novel youth in revolt poses formidable obstacles for cinematic adaptation. Feb 08, 2010 one of the secrets of youth in revolt is that nick seems bewildered by his own desires and strategies, writes roger ebert.
The journals of nick twisp contains books i, ii, and iii. Im from colombia,there in south america, in fact it. Youth in revolt movie simple english wikipedia, the. I liked that i managed to sneak in a jo stafford song. He knows how he feels, he knows what he wants, but hed need a map to. A pseudointellectual fourteenyearold boy trying to impress a girl whos out of his.
Youth in revolt michael cera portia doubleday jean smart 2010 a pretentious teenager michael cera invents a french alter ego in the hope of finding his way into. If you want to start a main youthinrevolt page, just click the edit button above. Nashwho penned charlie bartlett, making him 0for2 in the revolting. Paynes culthit novel of the same name, youth in revolt is directed by miguel arteta. They are currently independent but was signed to outerloop records, a record company coowned by outerloop management and fearless records after a year long hiatus, the band debuted their cover of something in the way you move by ellie goulding on september 21, 2016. Youth in revolt royals originally performed by lorde taken from punk goes pop vol. Youth in revolt, with michael cera as every role michael ceras. Youth in revolt is a 2009 american romantic comedydrama film directed by miguel arteta and written by gustin nash. Youth in revolt 1 hours and 30 minutes movie 2010 at 16, nick twisp is wry about his teen funk. He spent his early years in west virginia and southern ohio, moving back to akron while still a mere tot.
Revolts, protests, demonstrations, and rebellions in american. They are currently independent but was signed to outerloop records, a record company coowned by outerloop management and fearless records. Generally published as 3 separate books in europe, as were the u. Youth in revolt is a very funny movie, but its also a bit too lightweight to give it real staying power. Youth in revolt adapts the first three volumes of c. Nicks dad preferred suitors are this andor the ditz after the divorce, especially. Payne has painted a wonderful picture of a young boy coming to terms with himself. The only books i can think of on the same level as yir are a confederacy of dunces and anything douglas adams. Youth in revolt is a 2009 american comedy movie based on c. Youth in revolt is one of the most insightful books i have yet read. He knows how he feels, he knows what he wants, but hed need a map to get from a to b.
Like john muir, i enter the wilderness with nothing more than my journal and a childlike sense of wonder. The film went through a lot of growing pains in development and only covers the first three of the books in the series. The book contains parts one through three of an elevenpart series the three. Meet nick twisp, a lonely teen in oakland, california who aspires to a grander, more sexually fullfilling life. Youth in revolt and millions of other books are available for. Jan 09, 2015 youth in revolt royals originally performed by lorde taken from punk goes pop vol. Youth in revolt and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Youth in revolt is an outrageous and heartwarming tale of nick twisp michael cera and his quest to win the heart of sheeni newcomer portia doubleday and hopefully lose his virginity along the way. The journals of nick twisp is a 1993 epistolary novel by c. Youth in revolt is the story of a precocious bay area teenager named nick twisp michael. Revolts, protests, demonstrations, and rebellions in american history.
D payne which was made into a film starring michael cera, zach galifianakis, steve buscemi and ray liotta and directed by miguel arteta. Superbads michael cera discovers a vacation romance in youth in revolt, a teen comedy from charlie bartletts screenwriter, gustin nash, and director miguel arteta chuck. The outrageous and heartwarming tale of nick twisp and his quest to win the heart of sheeni and hopefully lose his virginity along the way. Payne is an america writer of absurdist fiction and is also the author of the novels youth in revolt, civic beauties, cut to the twisp, frisco pigeon mambo. After the movie i ran into a friend who was initially worried about this. An encyclopedia details the history of popular actions from the colonial era to the 20th century. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network.
When i read it, nick was a real person with whome i suffered, laughed and just spent time with. The mood changed among the rebellious youth of the 1960s to favor a more responsible and realistic life, as this 1971 u. The story is told in a picaresque fashion and makes heavy use of black humor and camp. For whatever reason, critically reviled books often make for the most popular ones among teens. One of the secrets of youth in revolt is that nick seems bewildered by his own desires and strategies, writes roger ebert. Paynes sixbook series about nick twist, a smart and, in his own opinion anyway, morethanusually horny 14yearold in oakland a large, torpid city across from san frandisco who reports in daily journal form on a series of adventures encountered on the way to losing his virginity. The movie doesnt work for some folks who read the book first. Official trailer of the upcoming film youth in revolt, resized to 16. Youth in revolt, based on the novel with a cult following, is a story for us of the big words and the naivetewho were sometimes good, not always because we wanted to be, but because we couldn. Paynes culthit novel of the same name, youth in revolt is directed by miguel arteta the good girl and features an allstar ensemble cast including. As nick does so, he befriends sheeni and several other people who nick.
Youth in revolt gives cera the twee name nick twisp, surrounds his aging virgin act with divorced parents who are both shacked up with. Computer nerd nick twisp is quite wordy and verbose. A perfect example of this would be the youth in revolt series, a novel that publishers weekly describes as devoid of imagination or any redeeming qualities. Their skepticism of corporate and bureaucratic authority, their strong emotional identification with the underprivileged, and their intense desire for stimulation and instant gratification shaped the nations politics, dress, music, and film. Youth in revolt movie simple english wikipedia, the free. Michael cera and portia doubleday in youth in revolt, directed by miguel arteta.
The book contains parts one through three of an elevenpart series the three sequential parts were published as three separate books. Financial analysis of youth in revolt 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Youth in revolt is the journals of nick twisp, californias most precocious diarist. A bland sitcom that went unaired, youth in revolt perished, as did the next. Customers who bought this item also bought these ebooks. Twisps quest for sex and a girlfriend obviously presents its fair share of challenges. Rebellious nick twisp of youth in revolt was a master at driving his parents to the brink. Paperback, first broadway books trade paperback edition, 512 pages.
I managed to overlook those scenes because the rest of the story is brilliant. Both books offer dense pictures of cities riven by political protestparis in flauberts case, new york and rome in kushners. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Payne was born in akron, ohio in 1949 making him a contemporary of richard gere and meryl streep. While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, nick twisp sets his sights on dream girl sheeni saunders, hoping that shell be the one to take away his virginity. Jan 08, 2010 youth in revolt is a very funny movie, but its also a bit too lightweight to give it real staying power.
In the sweet and slight and often charming comingofage tale youth in revolt, michael cera plays a teenager with rampaging hormones and, when the film opens at least, no obvious romantic. One of the secrets of youth in revolt is that nick seems bewildered by his own desires and strategies. Paynes first book in a series of bestselling satirical novels starring nick twisp, a sexually charged 14yearold whose. Here, you feel, is a movie character who would find more peace on the radio. Michael cera plays a lovesick teenager excuse his french.
Aug 01, 1993 six months in the life of the worlds most dangerous teenager. Nicks dads bmw 318i is noted to be a rather cheap car. What sets youth in revolt apart from other novels in the genre beside its frank descriptions of an. The film went through a lot of growing pains in development and only covers the first three of the books. Michael cera plays a lovesick teenager excuse his french the. Jan 08, 2010 youth in revolt adapts the first three volumes of c. During the 1960s, one age group of americans loomed larger than any other.
This is the story of a precocious 14yearold who reveals his struggles with the life, love, and libido. Six months in the life of the worlds most dangerous teenager. Paynes epistolary novel of the same name, the film stars michael cera and portia doubleday, with justin long, ray liotta, and steve buscemi in supporting roles the film follows shy and lonely teenager nick cera desperate to lose his virginity. Jan 08, 2010 youth in revolt quotes nick twispfrancois. Youth in revolt by miguel arteta michael cera, portia. Youth in revolt drunken melodies pay royalties to the greatest beauty by youth in revolt, released 05 april 2010 1. I am very happy to say youth in revolt does not mangle the book, but in fact adds a layer of realism and earnest emotion that the book strays away from. It was released on january 8, 2010 at the deauville american film festival in september 2009. With jeanlouis barrault, fabien loris, fernand ledoux, odette joyeux. Revolts, protests, demonstrations, and rebellions in. With michael cera, portia doubleday, jean smart, zach galifianakis. This book was so good that while in school a friend of mine started reading it. Watch youth in revolt trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. As a nearly 500pagelong exploration of the insatiable sexual urges of a 14yearold, rife with explicit gay sex, drug use, crossdressing, and an overflowing, oversized cast of zany supporting characters, c.
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