Terri (2011)
73%RT Audience Score: 53%
Awards & Nominations: 10 nominations
Embodied with compelling sensitivity by newcomer Jacob Wysocki and supported by a wonderful John C. Reilly, Terri is an emotionally powerful character study
Terri is the perfect coming-of-age movie for anyone who’s ever felt like a misfit. With a cast of lovable characters and a story that’s both heartwarming and hilarious, this film will have you rooting for Terri from start to finish. Director Azazel Jacobs has a real talent for capturing the awkwardness of adolescence, and Jacob Wysocki’s performance as the titular character is nothing short of brilliant. Whether you’re a fan of indie films or just looking for a good laugh, Terri is definitely worth checking out.
Production Company(ies)
New Line Cinema, Zupnik Cinema Group II GGR
Distributor
ATO Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Los Angeles, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug and alcohol use – all involving teens
Year of Release
2012
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital DTS
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 45m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2011 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2011
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
Terri, Jacob Wysocki, John C Reilly, Azazel Jacobs, Patrick deWitt, Alison Dickey, Hunter Gray, Lynette Howell Taylor, Alex Orlovsky, Comedy, Drama, R, Box Office, Budget, Reviewed by Dan Sullivan, Alonso Duralde, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Rick Groen, David Rooney, Bruce DeMara, Richard Propes, Debbie Lynn Elias, Kelly Jane Torrance, Fernando F Croce, Max Goldberg, Sean Burns, Bullying, High School, Vice Principal, Misfits, Counseling, Sexual Content, Language, All Involving Teens, Some Drug and Alcohol Use, ATO Pictures, Creed Bratton, Uncle James, Bridger Zadina, Chad, Olivia Crocicchia, Heather, Tim Heidecker, Mr Flemisch, Director, Producer, Writer, MPAA Rating, Emotional, Character Study
Worldwide gross: $655,802
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $845,476
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,635
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 92,200
US/Canada gross: $655,802
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $845,476
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,226
US/Canada opening weekend: $65,103
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $83,932
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,007
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
John C. Reilly – Mr. Fitzgerald
Creed Bratton – Uncle James
Bridger Zadina – Chad
Olivia Crocicchia – Heather
Tim Heidecker – Mr. Flemisch
Alison Dickey – Producer
Hunter Gray – Producer
Lynette Howell Taylor – Producer
Alex Orlovsky – Producer
Azazel Jacobs – Director
Patrick deWitt – Writer
Director(s)
Azazel Jacobs
Writer(s)
Patrick deWitt
Producer(s)
Alison Dickey, Hunter Gray, Lynette Howell Taylor, Alex Orlovsky
Film Festivals
Sundance, South by Southwest
Awards & Nominations
10 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (98) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (85) | Rotten (13)
Whereas Jacobs pre has been most concerned for the past four decades with using cinema as an instrument for exploring the mechanics and boundaries of visual perception, Jacobs fils is less a mad scientist than a misfit bard.
November 5, 2013
Dan Sullivan
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Lest you think that you’ve already seen every possible variation on the outsider-nerd story, Terri keeps plenty of surprises up its pit-stained sleeves.
October 7, 2011
Alonso Duralde
TheWrap
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Jacob Wysocki infuses his performance in the title role with precisely that same duality, turning Terri into an oversized portrait of adolescence — so naive yet so wise, strangely believable and believably strange.
August 19, 2011 | Rating: 3/4
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
Its charms feel somewhat calculated, but this reflective tale of outsider solitude has enough humor and poignancy to win admirers.
August 19, 2011
David Rooney
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
A sweet and subtle comedy about the awkwardness of adolescence.
August 19, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/4
Bruce DeMara
Toronto Star
TOP CRITIC
Absolutely wonderful.
September 26, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Touching the heart and warming the soul, Terri is a soft-spoken story of hope and joy that makes the ordinary extraordinary.
November 16, 2019
Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
[Writer-director Azazel Jacobs] clearly has an eye and an ear for the confused rhythms of human life.
January 8, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Kelly Jane Torrance
Washington Examiner
Terri examines the freakery and geekery of puberty not with Miguel Arteta’s clamminess but with the serene, compassionate excruciation that’s become Jacobs’ distinctive timbre.
December 15, 2017
Fernando F. Croce
MUBI
What makes it good is the solidity of the scenes, something that owes both to novelist Patrick deWitt’s honed scripting and the naturalistic cadence of Jacobs’ direction.
November 29, 2017
Max Goldberg
Cinema Scope
Jacobs has a knack for hanging back and allowing movies to grow on you. It gathers power as it goes.
May 3, 2015
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly…
Plot
The story of a bullied fifteen-year-old boy in a small town as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Jacob Wysocki delivers a standout performance as the titular character in Terri.
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