Youth in Revolt (2008 film)
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| Youth in Revolt | |
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| Directed by | Miguel Arteta |
| Produced by | David Permut |
| Written by | C.D. Payne (novel) Gustin Nash |
| Starring | Michael Cera Amy Wilken Steve Buscemi Jean Smart Ray Liotta |
| Editing by | Andy Keir |
| Distributed by | Dimension Films Lions Gate Films The Weinstein Company |
| Release date(s) | December 5, 2008 (limited) December 12, 2008 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| IMDb profile | |
Youth in Revolt is the 2008 feature film adaptation of the C.D. Payne book of the same name about a cynical sex-obsessed 14-year-old's pining love for an intelligent girl and the things that stand in his way.
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[edit] Cast
- See also: Youth in Revolt#Characters
- Michael Cera as Nicholas "Nick" Twisp
- Amy Wilken as Sheridan "Sheeni" Saunders
- Steve Buscemi as George Twisp
- Jean Smart as Estelle Twisp
- Ray Liotta as LAPD Officer Lance Wescott
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Erik Knudsen as Leroy "Lefty"
- Jonathan B. Wright as Trent Preston
[edit] Production
The film, as of June 7, 2008, is filming. Michael Cera, despite his age, has been cast as the protagonist Nick Twisp. Amy Wilken has been cast as Nick's love interest Sheeni; Steve Buscemi as George, Nick's greedy and temperamental father; Jean Smart as Estelle, Nick's neurotic mother; and Ray Liotta as Estelle's fascist boyfriend LAPD Officer Lance Wescott.[1]
