Angela Featherstone, Brad Renfro, Bug Hall

A gentle, oddly idealistic script and assured performances by a strong ensemble cast make this coming-of-age tale a standout. Skipped Parts is the story of Sam, a young would-be writer, and his...( read more  read more... ) free-spirited mother. Shipped off to the wilds of Wyoming by his embarrassed politician-grandfather, Sam (Bug Hall) and his mother Lydia (Jennifer Jason Leigh, clearly enjoying herself) get down to the business of getting to know and shocking the locals. Sam meets kindred spirit Maurey (Mischa Barton), and the two, though only 14, begin to experiment with sex--the "skipped parts" of the novels they've been reading. Hall and Barton give astonishingly good performances for such young actors--Barton in particular shows a poise that bodes well for her continued career. The script isn't perfect, but it is earnest and affectionate toward its characters, and that goes a long way. Watch for Drew Barrymore, who joins in the fun for a few quietly silly moments as Sam's dream girl. --Ali Davis

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R, 99 min.

Directed by: Tamra Davis

Release Date: June 6, 2000

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DVD Release Date: June 26, 2001

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  • August 26, 2008
    Pretty enjoyable but with a meaningless and incoherent story.
  • April 10, 2008
    Hilarious! Jennifer Jason Leigh is great.
  • July 8, 2009
    Very underrated , Mischa Barton is amazingly cute in this movie and sad that Bug Hall have no serious roles after that
  • June 14, 2009
    this was one weird movie, but I guess it was the point to visualize embarrassing parts of live that normally is removed.. but still, weird.
  • July 26, 2008
    surprisingly good! jason leigh was superbly underrated as usual.
  • March 16, 2008
    nice movie to see when you're bored, and I find it funny
  • January 17, 2008
    R.I.P.
    Brad Renfro
  • May 16, 2007
    this was a good move
  • April 13, 2007
    Fuckin' Crazy movie. But can't help to like watchin' it. My little sis's got me into the movie.

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