Edge of Seventeen

Starring:Chris Stafford, Tina Holmes, Andersen Gabrych, Stephanie McVay, Lea DeLaria, John Eby, Antonio Carriero, Jason Scheingross, Tony Maietta, Jeff Fryer, Kevin Joseph Kelly, Mark Gates (II), Stevie Reese Desmond, Barbie Marie, Craig H. Shepherd, Doug Millon, Clay Van Sickle, Jason Griffiths, Jimmy Mack (II), Justin Leach
Director: David Moreton
Studio: Strand Releasing Home
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
Set in 1984 in Sandusky, Ohio, "Edge of Seventeen" follows the coming-out of a naive 17-year-old teenager at exactly the moment when gender-bending pop stars like Boy George and Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics were flaunting androgynous images. As the youth, played with a heartbreaking sweetness by Chris Stafford, goes through his first rites of gay passage (after being callously used by the slightly older boy who brings him out, he tries to retreat to heterosexuality with his closest female friend) he emerges as a poignant gay everyman. Lea DeLaria is wonderful as his butch lesbian boss at the amusement park restaurant where he meets his first boyfriend.

Edge of Seventeen
Average customer rating:

REALLY BAD MOVIE :(

Very good acting but utterly mundane plot

Didn't Get It

A gay slice of the 80's!

Neat, enjoyable coming-of-age drama

Edge of Seventeen
Starring: Chris Stafford , Tina Holmes , Andersen Gabrych , Stephanie McVay , and Lea DeLaria
Director: David Moreton
Manufacturer: Strand Releasing Home
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004UEDZ
Release Date: 2000-07-05

Description

Set in 1984 in Sandusky, Ohio, "Edge of Seventeen" follows the coming-out of a naive 17-year-old teenager at exactly the moment when gender-bending pop stars like Boy George and Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics were flaunting androgynous images. As the youth, played with a heartbreaking sweetness by Chris Stafford, goes through his first rites of gay passage (after being callously used by the slightly older boy who brings him out, he tries to retreat to heterosexuality with his closest female friend) he emerges as a poignant gay everyman. Lea DeLaria is wonderful as his butch lesbian boss at the amusement park restaurant where he meets his first boyfriend.

Customer Reviews:

REALLY BAD MOVIE :(.......2007-06-01

The trailer tricks you into thinking its a up-lifting romance but its not. The main character (Eric) is really hot but very self-centered. I can understand his distress but thats no excuse to ignore others feelings. And the ending seemed tacked on as a after thought. Not worth buying. :P

Very good acting but utterly mundane plot.......2007-04-21

I agree with a previous reviewer who wondered what the point of this film is. Aside from watching an extremely handsome kid turn himself into a Boy George wannabe, and several cliche scenes that have been repeated either in the exact same way or much better in 1000 other films, there's nothing left. Worth a rental in my view, not a purchase. Or at least Strand needs to seriously rethink their pricing for this film.

With that said, the acting is excellent all around, especially Chris Stafford who made the most out of a truly mundane script.

Didn't Get It.......2007-01-14

What was the point of the movie? What was it trying to say? If it was trying to say coming out is difficult and self-denial is harmful, then it did a good job. Other than that, there's nothing worthy here. As a reviewer has said, no one but the protagonist's mom is likeable. So true...

A gay slice of the 80's!.......2006-12-06

Filmed on a modest budget, "Edge" seems more honest & affecting in its storytelling than most bigger-budgeted offerings. And the fashions, hairstyles, and music (scored by none other than 80's pop icon Tom Bailey of "the Thompson Twins") are a true blast from the past. This film resonated with me strongly, for on that same year, I was going thru what Eric (played with sweet sincerity by Chris Stafford) was experiencing: confused attractions towards both genders, the "first time" with another guy, gay culture shock, and finally, acceptance for who I was (although I never went as far as Eric did with the "androgynous" look!). The acting & situations seem more firmly rooted in "real" time, as if you're right there witnessing what Eric's going thru. The emotions seem more raw here, unlike other films where the actors seem to be grabbing for that paycheck.
This film won raves at the Sundance festival some years back, and I can see why. "Edge" is a combination of things: a loving "time capsule" for the Reagan era, and an affecting look at finding one's identity during a most turbulent time, the teen years.

Neat, enjoyable coming-of-age drama.......2006-09-06

Edge of Seventeen is a slightly quirky drama that combines a riveting coming-out story with an homage to the eighties teen movie. It's the sweet tale of an 18-year-old coming to terms with being gay, having a first date, falling in love, getting jilted - the whole lot. It's all affectionately and amusingly done, and is courageous enough to eschew a more conventional "happy ending".

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Starring: Edge of Seventeen
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000A2W1LE
Release Date: 2004-05-25

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