The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
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| The Adventures of Sebastian Cole | |
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| Directed by | Tod Williams |
| Produced by | Karen Barber |
| Written by | Tod Williams |
| Starring | Adrian Grenier Clark Gregg Aleksa Palladino Margaret Colin John Shea |
| Music by | Elizabeth Swados |
| Cinematography | John Foster |
| Editing by | Alfonso Gonçalves |
| Distributed by | Paramount Classics |
| Release date(s) | January 23, 1999 (Sundance) August 6, 1999 (limited) |
| Running time | 99 min. |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $700,000 |
| Gross revenue | $100,041 |
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The Adventures of Sebastian Cole is a 1998 comedy-drama film written and directed by Tod Williams and starring Adrian Grenier as Sebastian Cole.
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[edit] Plot
June, 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole joins his mother, stepfather, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sebastian's stepfather, drops a bomb: he announces he's changing sexes. Sebastian's sister leaves immediately for California, and his mother takes him back to England. Eight months later, Sebastian is back in New York, knocking on Hank's door. Hank (now Henrietta) takes Sebastian in and supports him over the next few months of high school. Sebastian's "adventures" are mostly self-destructive.
[edit] Cast
- Adrian Grenier as Sebastian Cole
- Clark Gregg as Hank Rossi / Henrietta Rossi
- Aleksa Palladino as Mary
- Margaret Colin as Joan Cole
- John Shea as Hartley
- Mami Lustig as Jessica Cole
- Joan Copeland as Grandma Cole
- Tom Lacy as Grandpa Cole
- Gabriel Macht as Troy
- Russel Harper as Wayne
- Rory Cochrane as Chinatown
- Famke Janssen as Fiona
- Nicole Ari Parker as Nurse Jenny
[edit] Goofs
- Anachronisms: The movie that Sebastian and his date go to see is The Mangler. But the film takes place in the mid to late-1980s and The Mangler was released in 1995.
- Continuity: When Sebastian is running to catch the school bus his blue scarf is on again, off again through the entire scene after he misses the bus.
[edit] Pop culture references
- The film features Robert Englund's The Mangler - The sounds of the movie that Sebastian and his date go to see are from said movie.
- The film spoofs The Karate Kid - The judges' reactions and Sebastian's moves in his karate demonstration parody "The Karate Kid"'s final tournament scene.
