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Angus is a large, pathetic 14 year old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of one Melissa Lefevre. Angus is shy and thinks that he has no chance of ever ‘getting’ her. Being especially uncool, he is incredibly surprised (along with the rest of the school) that he is chosen to dance with her at the Winter Ball. The only one not surprised is the cool-kid who set him up to fail, but Angus’ best friend is going to help him win the heart of Melissa by developing a new look for him.
Angus is a 1995 American-British-German-French comedy-drama film directed by Patrick Read Johnson and written by Jill Gordon. The majority of it was filmed in Owatonna, Minnesota at the Owatonna Senior High School. It stars Charlie Talbert and James Van Der Beek in their first film roles, as well as Chris Owen, Ariana Richards, and Academy Award winners George C. Scott, Kathy Bates, and Rita Moreno.
The film is based on the short story A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune by Chris Crutcher, which is collected in his book Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories.
Angus (1995)
Directed by: Patrick Read Johnson
Starring: Charlie Talbert, George C. Scott, Kathy Bates, Robert Curtis Brown, Kevin Connolly, Perry Anzilotti, Yvette Freeman, Epatha Harris, Grant Hoover
Screenplay by: Jill Gordon
Production Design by: Lawrence Miller
Cinematography by: Alexander Gruszynski
Film Editing by: Janice Hampton
Costume Design by: Jill M. Ohanneson
Set Decoration by: Cloudia Rebar
Art Direction by: Jeff Knipp
Music by: David E. Russo
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some coarse adolescent language.
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release Date: September 15, 1995
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