Product Details

• Actors: Brian Vaughan, Megan Wilson, Elizabeth Ruscio, Colin MacDonald, Max Kasch
• Directors: Dani Minnick
• Writers: Dani Minnick
• Producers: John Bard Manulis, John Diehl, Lulu Zezza, Michael Kastenbaum, Staci Pontius
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Vanguard Cinema
• DVD Release Date: November 25, 2003
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000CABHV
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,697 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Falling Like This" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Set in California in the early ‘80’s, the story traces the intense summer romance between middle class Katie (Wilson) and sweet-faced juvenile delinquent (Vaughan). It’s an intimate portrait of young lovers and their world together: the joyrides, the late-night bonfires, family troubles as well as a cycle of incarceration and reunion. Falling Like This serves up a raw, contemporary story of love capturing a moment in time when two youngsters looking for love manage to leave an indelible mark on each other.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Special Movie for Teens and their Parents, December 9, 2003

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real reader (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Falling Like This (DVD)

It is rare that a movie like "Falling Like This" is made as it is a realistic story about teenage romance and its affect on the whole family. Based on a true story, Katie falls in love with Boyd, a habitual offender who is also so cute and appealing that we all forget what a trouble-maker he is. As Katie is drawn further into Boyd's life, she skips school and fights with her parents and finally goes on an escapade stealing purses. It is a bittersweet time as Katie finally realizes that she has to save herself and move on with her own life.
Filmmaker Dani Minnick has assembled a great cast, including Patricia Clarkson, Elizabeth Ruscio and John Diehl as the parents and each of the actors embody people we cannot forget. Alessandro Zezza's cinematography is artful and the editing slips us in and out of scenes in a mesmerizing way. Not to be missed!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars worth watching, December 25, 2003

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steven rothblatt (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Falling Like This (DVD)

This film has fine acting and is well crafted. It captures a wonderful immediacy of the characters and has a compelling visual style. A director worth watching in the future.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Film to love about real kids in a real world, December 10, 2003

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"nsbowen" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Falling Like This (DVD)

This is the best film in years about how it is when an everyday girl falls in love with a guy who happens to be adorable and also a delinquent on his way to jail. It's not about what happens, it's about living their lives, no phoney stuff, just the way it was. The performances are ... performances? When you're into it, it's happening. Most movies, you know it's a movie and after the bling bling, who cares? This one, you care.

I love this film.