Little Boy Blue

1997
R
1h 45m

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6.2/10

2.3K

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Nastassja Kinski, Ryan Phillippe, and John Savage in Little Boy Blue (1997)

19 y.o. Jimmy' s dad is a vicious, impotent Vietnam vet, who forces his wife and son to have incest. He has a secret he'll kill to keep. Jimmy won't abandon his two kid brothers by leaving.

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Nineteen-year-old Jimmy' s dad is a vicious, impotent Vietnam veteran who forces his wife and son to have incest. He has a secret he'll kill to keep. Jimmy won't abandon his two kid brothers... Read allNineteen-year-old Jimmy' s dad is a vicious, impotent Vietnam veteran who forces his wife and son to have incest. He has a secret he'll kill to keep. Jimmy won't abandon his two kid brothers by leaving.Nineteen-year-old Jimmy' s dad is a vicious, impotent Vietnam veteran who forces his wife and son to have incest. He has a secret he'll kill to keep. Jimmy won't abandon his two kid brothers by leaving.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
In a flashback, Kaitlin Hopkins plays a younger version of the character played by Shirley Knight. Kaitlin Hopkins is the real-life daughter of Shirley Knight.

Goofs
At the end of the movie, a policeman buys a six pack of local Texas beer, the bottles of which are dark brown. They remove the six pack from the brown bag and put it on the table. After Doris Knight talks for a while, the beers become the Dutch import Heineken, and the beer package seems to be back in the brown bag again.

Soundtracks
Clinging To You
Performed by Texas Tornados
Written by Doug Sahm
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By arrangement with Warner Special Products

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Featured review

8/10

A surprisingly complex, well-written, and well-acted drama.

The primary problem with most non-mainstream films is that they fail to adhere to some of the basic cinematic elements that make films work. True, they are often interesting and provocative, but they fail in the larger sense that the film itself (not just the subject matter or content) fails to succeed for viewers.

That is not the case with "Little Boy Blue." For once, a novel premise and provocative content combine in a well-written screenplay that leaves the viewer fulfilled instead of disappointed. This film far exceeded my expectations in all areas, including the believable yet powerful acting in all of the major characters.

My major problem with the film was that the early part of the film didn't deal with (or even allude to) the overriding premise that really comes to light in the final third of the film. Additionally, the Doris Knight characterization seemed a bit unstable and her motivation in the final scenes is hard to pin down.

Still, a highly recommended film.