Get Real (1999)
86%RT Audience Score: 84%
Awards & Nominations: NA
An authentic portrayal of homosexuality in high school, Get Real is an engaging dramedy that doesn’t sermonize its audience nor trivialize its characters
Get Real” is a movie that’s like a rollercoaster ride of emotions, but instead of loops and drops, it’s all about tiny sexual encounters. The film is a mix of comedy, love story, and issue movie, which is like trying to make a smoothie with all the fruits in the world, but somehow it works. The writing is straightforward and tight, but there are some embarrassing clunkers that make you cringe. The performances are solid, and the movie is charming and romantic enough to get by. Overall, it’s a fun and engaging movie that will make you laugh like a drain.
Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
1999
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Stereo
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Aspect ratio:1.33 : 1
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Runtime:1h 48m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 1999 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2015
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain, Stacy Hart, Kate McEnery, Tim Harris, directed by Simon Shore, written by Patrick Wilde, LGBTQ+, high school, romance, drama, comedy, authentic portrayal, closeted, gay, jock, girlfriend, friend, secret, emotional, engaging, agreeable, tiny sexual encounters, love story, issue movie, accessible, complex, strong performances, interesting plot, coming of age, coming out, UK, parents, chubby friend-girl, accurate, raw emotions, real representation, box office gross, $1.2M, R rating, Dolby, Surround, produced by Stephen Taylor, reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum, David Edelstein, Derek Elley, Lisa Alspector, Trevor Johnston, Eleanor Ringel Cater, Jim Lane, Sandra Contreras, Jeffrey M Anderson, Ilana Lindsey, Allen White, James Sanford
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Budget and Earnings Details
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Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
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Brad Gorton – John Dixon
Charlotte Brittain – Linda
Stacy Hart – Jessica
Kate McEnery – Wendy
Tim Harris – Kevin
Self – Simon Shore (Director)
Stephen Taylor – Producer
Patrick Wilde – Writer
Director(s)
Simon Shore
Writer(s)
Patrick Wilde
Producer(s)
Stephen Taylor
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (47) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (10)
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B+
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
The strength of this agreeable comedy, directed by Simon Shore from a screenplay by Patrick Wilde, is that it makes even the tiniest sexual encounters seem emotionally momentous.
July 24, 2007
David Edelstein
Slate
TOP CRITIC
Fresh, funny and thoroughly engaging.
July 24, 2007
Derek Elley
Variety
TOP CRITIC
An issue movie, a comedy, and a love story, this is pretty good at being all three.
July 24, 2007
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
The film is grounded in genuine emotions and its knowing humour serves it well. I laughed like a drain.
June 24, 2006
Trevor Johnston
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
The movie bravely goes where too many other films have gone before.
February 21, 2004
Eleanor Ringel Cater
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
TOP CRITIC
August 7, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
Simon Shore’s feature directing debut displays considerable confidence and aplomb. But his fairly hackneyed sense of storytelling seems to value accessibility above complexity, so don’t expect any surprises.
July 24, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4
Sandra Contreras
TV Guide
Charming and romantic enough to get by.
June 3, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
The rather unoriginal script, co-written by Shore and Patrick Wilde (who wrote the stage play upon which the film is based), has roughly an equal number of clever lines and embarrassing clunkers.
December 6, 2005 | Rating: 0.5/5
Ilana Lindsey
Film Threat
The performances are solid throughout, and the writing is straightforward and tight.
December 6, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Allen White
Film Threat
succeeds in conveying the misery that always results when people try to hide their true selves to impress others.
September 28, 2005
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette…
Plot
Get Real is a coming-of-age dramedy about a closeted gay teenager named Steven who falls in love with a popular athlete named John, and their romance threatens to expose the truth about both of them.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
No specific tidbit is given about someone in the cast.
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