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Outside Providence
starring: Shawn Hatosy, Tommy Bone, Samantha Lavigne, Jonathan Brandis, Adam LaVorgna
directed by: Michael Corrente

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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780788822582
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0788822586
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Release Date: November 07, 2000
Running Time: 96 minutes
Sales Rank: 12691
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 01, 1999

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Outside Providence was written by the Farrelly Brothers, known for the outrageous comedies Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, and There's Something About Mary. On the surface, Outside Providence seems to be of the same ilk--there's a three-legged, one-eyed dog, physical humor with a kid in a wheelchair, and a character nicknamed Jiz, among other things. But despite all that, the movie is an almost-gentle coming-of-age comedy, something like a suburban New England Amarcord with a lot of unrepentant drug humor. The plot doesn't sound promising: pothead Tim Dunphy (Shawn Hatosy) gets sent to prep school by his father (Alec Baldwin), who wants to keep him out of trouble. But a fair amount of smoking and boozing goes on at that school, too, despite the watchful eye of the administrators. Dunphy also falls for Jane (Amy Smart), a richer and smarter girl whom he wins over. All this could just as easily be the plot of some mediocre Porky's rip-off, but the Farrelly Brothers' script has the grit of real experience, while the direction (by Michael Corrente) and acting carefully avoid smirks and easy gags; the movie is funnier for it. Baldwin initially seems miscast, but over the course of the film delivers a solid performance; Hatosy and Smart are sincere and unaffected. The result is a low-key, modest, but genuinely affecting movie about surmounting class differences and coping with loss--that also has a lot of jokes that push the boundaries of political correctness. Quite a balancing act. --Bret Fetzer

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- please re-release this!
I have this movie, and think it should be worthy of a re-release. Being OOP makes it a contender for a reissue. Don't even know why it's OOP to begin with.

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- HOW MANY FRIENDS NAMED DRUGS DO YOU HAVE?
Out of all the movies put out by the Farrelly Brothers, I would have to believe that this was the most inspired. Based on a book that was written by one of them, and based on their childhood experiences.. I think that this was less of a "gross-out" comedy, and more of a down-home, touch your heart sort of experience.
"My fathers name for me was Dildo."
This movie, for one thing, established Alec Baldwin, in my head as a great comedic and character actor. His role as the single father, ... Read More

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- Deja vue
The best part of this movie for me was the dialog between Dumph (Shaun Hatosy) and his dad (Alec Baldwin) it reminds me of my relationship with my dad during my teenage days. I found Baldwins performance to be among his best. This was my first Hatosy film he was very good. The rest of the cast was superior and so was their performance. You even get to see Jonathan Brandis for about five minutes as Mousey a drugged out teen he pulled it off as alwayse, I wish he had been in it more. There is a lot ... Read More

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- Underneath the movie's pot jokes lies a sweet thoughtfulness
In 1974, pot-smoking teenager Tim Dunphy (Dunph, to his friends) is sent to a superior prep school after getting in trouble with the law for a reefer-induced mishap. There, he tangles with strict administrators, suffers the classrooms of exacting instructors, and hangs out with fellow pothead students. He also encounters Jane Weston, hands down the coolest chick in school and from an upper class family. Jane is beautiful but studious; she's trying to get accepted to Brown University. Dunph is just ... Read More

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- The Farrelly Brother's Best Movie!
Although very humorous, "Outside Providence" is a departure from other Farrely brothers movies like "Kingpin" and "There's Something About Mary." This is a more intelligent, less vulgar offering which still delivers the laughs.

Set in the 70's, the film is a moving coming of age tale about a middle class pothead shipped off to a prep school after a run-in with the law.

Predicable hijinks ensue as "Dumph" (played by Sean Hatosy) faces a difficult adjustment to his new world. ... Read More

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