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Childstar (2005)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:5

Rotten:2

Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Canadian actor/director Don McKellar (HIGHWAY 61, EXOTICA, LAST NIGHT) skewers the self-obsessed world of Hollywood celebrity with his wry indie comedy, CHILDSTAR. As the popular star of a... Canadian actor/director Don McKellar (HIGHWAY 61, EXOTICA, LAST NIGHT) skewers the self-obsessed world of Hollywood celebrity with his wry indie comedy, CHILDSTAR. As the popular star of a top-rated American sitcom, 12-year-old Taylor Brandon Burns (Mark Rendall) is a spoiled, world-weary cynic facing the dual pressures of stardom and impending puberty. Sent on location to Toronto, Canada, Taylor suffers a mini-breakdown and runs away from the set, prompting his overbearing show-biz mother, Suzanne (Jennifer Jason Leigh), to enlist the help of their resentful limo driver, Rick Schiller (McKellar), himself a struggling filmmaker. Bolstered by McKellar's trademark low-key humor and emotional complexity, CHILDSTAR is both a gleeful Hollywood satire and a poignant coming-of-age dramedy. [More]

Starring: Don McKellar, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Rendall, Alan Thicke

Starring: Don McKellar, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Rendall, Alan Thicke, Eric Stoltz, Dave Foley, Brendan Fehr, Gil Bellows

Director: Don McKellar

Director: Don McKellar
Screenwriter: Don McKellar, Michael Goldbach
Producer: Niv Fichman, Daniel Iron, Jennifer Jonas
Composer: Christopher Dedrick

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Felix Vasquez Jr.
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A pointless film about pointless people.

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09/15/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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A Canadian version of Dutch.

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02/19/05
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12/06/05
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...a glossy, fast-paced piece of work...

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02/19/05
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McKellar's starring turn -- along with a strong final scene -- help him save his own film from the unfortunate crap heap

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07/30/05
Norm Schrager
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