Growing Op (2008)
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58% of users liked it
(653 ratings)
The home-schooled son of loving, marijuana-growing hippies discovers the twisted values of the suburban status quo in this comedy featuring Rosanna Arquette and Rachel Blanchard. Quinn Dawson (Staven Yaffee) may be your average teenager, though his parents are far from your typical, white-picket… More The home-schooled son of loving, marijuana-growing hippies discovers the twisted values of the suburban status quo in this comedy featuring Rosanna Arquette and Rachel Blanchard. Quinn Dawson (Staven Yaffee) may be your average teenager, though his parents are far from your typical, white-picket fence homemakers. They've recently relocated to the suburbs, where sheltered Quinn meets the girl of his dreams. Trouble is, the object of Quinn's obsession has enrolled in the local high school, where she's sure to fall for the star football player - or anyone else whose parents aren't committed criminals. Later, as Quinn begins to embrace his own independence and explore the world his parents so despise, he comes to realize they may be the sanest people in the entire town. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Melski
- Written By
- Michael Melski
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Oct 31, 2008 Wide
- Studio
- Mongrel Media
Critic Reviews
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Jason Anderson, Toronto Star
Growing Op strains hard to deliver edgy humour with a dollop of heart but is too stilted and derivative to carry it off.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
A typically quirky Canadian comedy...
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Liz Braun, Jam! Movies
Growing Op has bad writing -- predictable and one-dimensional -- but after about 90 minutes, the story starts taking surprise turns that don't make a lot of sense.
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Cast
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Steven Yaffee
as Quinn
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Rachel Blanchard
as Crystal
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Wallace Langham
as Bryce
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Rosanna Arquette
as Diana
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Katie Boland
as Hope
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Jon Cor
as Philip
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Hugh Thompson
as Bowman
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Daniel MacIvor
as Dr. Charles
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Alberta Watson
as Marilla
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Bill Carr
as Mr. Slack