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- 1966
- TV-MA
- Seven Arts Productions
- 1 h 36 m
- 1966
- TV-MA
- Seven Arts Productions
- 1 h 36 m
Summary Post-teen virgin moves to New York City, falls for a cold-hearted beauty, then finds true love with a loyal lass.
Written By: Francis Ford Coppola, David Benedictus
- 1966
- TV-MA
- Seven Arts Productions
- 1 h 36 m
- 1966
- TV-MA
- Seven Arts Productions
- 1 h 36 m
You're a Big Boy Now
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Summary Post-teen virgin moves to New York City, falls for a cold-hearted beauty, then finds true love with a loyal lass.
Written By: Francis Ford Coppola, David Benedictus
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
71
88% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The frenetic style suggests the influence of Richard Lester's British comedies, but the storyline and the use of rock music suggests that Coppola may have influenced Mike Nichols' "The Graduate," which was released one year later. [14 Jan 1999]
You’re a Big Boy Now is no “The Graduate” but it holds up far better than most comedies from this era I’ve revisited.
Very much of its time (i.e influenced by Godard, Dick Lester and the whole dropout thing), it now looks archly dated rather than spontaneous. But Coppola's style had healthy roots in the screwball comedies of the '30s, and the glorious performances litter the film with moments to treasure.
The charm of his picture lies in the casual kookiness of his characters, plus the random and childlike unreality of the lovely, fragile, dead-panned Miss Deneuve.
You're a Big Boy Now fits in with the sort of rebellious, youthful films that were popular during the final years of the rebellious decade in which it was released, but probably isn't an essential watch for anyone other than the filmmaker's most devoted fans.
Unlike the work of either Jean-Luc Godard or Richard Lester (both obvious influences on Coppola at this point in his career), YOU'RE A BIG BOY NOW fails to have much impact beyond its lightheartedness. It is as if Coppola were too concerned with creating a style to put much effort into the implications of his material.
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