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Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
It's 1955. Lenny is a 14-year old boy who is totally fascinated by sex. He is too scared to "do it," so he dedicates his summer to seeing two other people do it. Easier said than done. Caught in the act of spying, his mother and stepfather ship him off to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in "the country" -- Queens. His plan looks like a bust and his summer seems destined for boredom, until he meets a whole new group of friends -- young teens who have a "sex club."
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes45%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Jason AlexanderDirector
- Marshall KarpWriter
- Michael SkloffOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ryan MerrimanLenny Levine
- Gretchen MolHedy Coletti
- Patti LuPoneSylvia Levine Polinsky
- Peter OnoratiPhil DiLorenzo
- Richard V. LicataMort Polinsky
- Joey FranquinhaJohn
- Amy BravermanAlice Moran
- Ilana LevineNoma DiLorenzo
- Robert WeilGuido
- Deirdre O'ConnellMrs. Braverman, Lenny's Teacher
- John BolgerDr. Donald Flynn
- Marcell RosenblattMrs. Edelberg
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Themes
infidelitynew york citynursesexualityromanceneighborteenage boynostalgicvoyeurism