If Stevie didn't seem like such a real and basically ordinary teen, the film wouldn't be so compelling.
Pups (1999)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:9
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Stevie (Van Hoy) is an ordinary thirteen year-old boy who finds his mother's gun and impulsively decides to rob a bank with his girlfriend, Rocky (Barton). The holdup escalates into a media circus,... Stevie (Van Hoy) is an ordinary thirteen year-old boy who finds his mother's gun and impulsively decides to rob a bank with his girlfriend, Rocky (Barton). The holdup escalates into a media circus, with an FBI negotiator (Reynolds) unable to stop the madness and the hostages inside the bank causing trouble as well. A raw, intense look at what happens when kids who have seen too many movies get a taste of celebrity and power. [More]
Starring: Cameron Van Hoy, Mischa Barton, Burt Reynolds, Kurt Loder
Starring: Cameron Van Hoy, Mischa Barton, Burt Reynolds, Kurt Loder, David Allen Graf, Darling Narita, Ed Metzger, Adam Farrar
Director: Ash
Director: Ash
Producer: Daniel M. Berger, Ash
Reviews for Pups
The crisp images and Bill Foster’s unnerving ambient sound of hovering copters enormously aid this low-budget powder keg.
An eye-opening examination of contemporary youth violence and American gun culture.
Pups looks ragged and slammed-together, but that's part of its appeal; the film has a wildness that more care would have killed.
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