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Overview
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Writer:
Jeremy Brock (written by)
Release Date:
13 October 2006 (USA)
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Tagline:
All Ben wanted was a job. All Evie needed was a friend. more
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A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother. His world changes when he begins to work for a retired actress. | full synopsis
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3 wins
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2 nominations
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(32 articles)
Tiger Woods: Funniest Jokes!
(From Extra. 8 December 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
Rupert Grint Among tMF’s Most Underrated Young Actors!
(From Rupert Grint - Ice Cream Man. 13 October 2009, 4:45 AM, PDT)
(From Extra. 8 December 2009, 10:00 AM, PST)
Rupert Grint Among tMF’s Most Underrated Young Actors!
(From Rupert Grint - Ice Cream Man. 13 October 2009, 4:45 AM, PDT)
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Bubblegum Harold and Maude
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Rupert Grint | ... | Ben Marshall |
 | Fay Cohen | ... | Old Lady 1 |
| Ruby Mortlock | ... | Old Lady 2 |
| Don Wetherhead | ... | Old Man |
 | Laura Linney | ... | Laura Marshall |
| Oliver Milburn | ... | Peter |
| Tamsin Egerton | ... | Sarah |
| Nicholas Farrell | ... | Robert Marshall |
| Jim Norton | ... | Mr. Fincham |
 | Julie Walters | ... | Evie Walton |
| Chandra Ruegg | ... | Chandra |
| Ricky Champ | ... | Tough Looking Man |
| Rupert Holliday-Evans | ... | Store Manager (as Rupert Holiday Evans) |
| Harriet Brock | ... | Child at Campsite |
| James Brock | ... | Child at Campsite |
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Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and some thematic material.
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98 min
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When filming, Rupert Grint was only 16 which meant it was illegal for him to drive (the legal age in the UK is 17), so they had to film his driving scenes in private roads.
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Continuity: During the initial Edinburgh scenes, the background changes from raining to cloudy to almost clear, to rainy, all basically within the same shot.
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References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
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Auld Lang Syne
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A British twist on Harold and Maude, Driving Lessons features a reined-in Rupert Grint and an over-the-top Julie Walters. While it is true that Grint is stone-faced like a redheaded Benjamin Braddock for the first half of the movie, it does not deter from the quirky family film--there are things going on that are out of his character's experience that would create a shell-shocked reaction. The chemistry between Walters and Grint carries the film, though Laura Linney's hard work to make her written stereotype human is also notable. These performances combined with a fun poppy soundtrack with artists like Sufjan Stevens, John Renbourn and Salsa Celtica make this kids popcorn flick worth a Saturday afternoon.