Old Enough

1984

Action / Drama

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 40% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40%
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 1042 1K

friendship religion class differences summer vacation religious differences nostalgic

Plot summary

The 12 years old well-bred Lonnie meets the impudent Karen on the street. They spend some time together and Karen teaches Lonnie some of her favorite occupancies, like make-up, shoplifting, skipping school and lying to the parent about it, but confessing to the priest later. But Karen also learns some honesty from Lonnie. A film about social differences and growing up.

Director

Marisa Silver Photo
Marisa Silver

Top cast

Gerry Bamman Photo
Gerry Bamman as Mr. Sloan
Neill Barry Photo
Neill Barry as Johnny
Danny Aiello Photo
Danny Aiello as Mr. Bruckner
Al Israel Photo
Al Israel as Bodega owner
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840.67 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 2
1.52 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by nromanosky

a real treat

I just watched a 13-year-old taped-from-Bravo copy of this film, and let me tell you: it's a delight. Not only does it knowingly tap into the teenage experience of expanding cultural sensibilities, but it does so in a completely unpretentious and earnest way-- no John Hughes slapstick or over sentimentality here, just an honest portrayal of a pivotal friendship.The two female leads are excellent young actresses, and the soundtrack is really quite unique (think a more primitive version of the "Virgin Suicides" soundtrack by Air).Plus, you can see what Alyssa Milano was doing before she rocketed to "Who's the Boss?" fame.Check it out if you can.
Reviewed by smitty008 5 / 10

Coulda Been a Contender

This movie had all the elements it would take to become one of the defining movies of a generation. It had the right characters, the right setting, and the right themes. Classism, racism, religion, coming of age (on multiple fronts), deep family dynamics, urban violence, and adultery were all touched on and even a minor plot turn could have explored any number of them. However . . .it seems that the film makers deliberately missed out on this opportunity. The viewer can almost feel the hand wringing and pearl clutching amongst the powers that were as even the mildest of controversial themes was approached. The "bad girl" wasn't all that bad, and the "good girl" was naive almost to the point of imbecility. This is no fault of the performers - the acting was very good (with the possible exception of the brother (played by Neill Barry), who was a little wooden - hey, ya can't win 'em all). Even for the '80s it was just too mild. I can see how the milquetoast WASP crowd might find this movie enjoyable, but for anyone with pulse it's a pretty dull exploration of a potentially deep movie. I think it could be remade today with a little more depth and a little more internal exploration of a great bunch of characters and people would rave.
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