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crazy/beautiful
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PG13,1hr 39min
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June 29, 2001
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Buena Vista Distribution Compa
Synopsis: The Romeo and Juliet story has been modernized to a high school setting previously, but this romance from director John Stockwell turns the tale inside out. Jay Hernandez stars as Carlos Nunez, a poor but athletically gifted Latino teenager who endures a two-hour bus ride every day from East L.A. to attend the posh, wealthy Pacific Palisades High School in Los Angeles on a football scholarship. A straight-A student, Carlos is focused and driven, but his future is cast in doubt when he becomes the ... Full Synopsis
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It is an enormous improvement over the brainless, patronizing teenage romances that have slouched into (and quickly out of) theaters in recent years. But it could, if the filmmakers had trusted themselves and the actors a bit more, have lived up to its title. Full Review
Metascore
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61
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Nicole Oakley
Carlos Nunez
Congressman Tom Oakley
Courtney Oakley
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Jay Hernandez attends the premiere of "crazy/beautiful" at the Avco Theater in West Hollywood,...
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