Try Seventeen

"You're only seventeen once. For Jones Dillon, it's one time too many."

Apr 1 2003 R 1h 33m
Comedy, Drama

Teenager Jones has opted not to go to college and is instead renting a room in a boarding house to work on his writing skills. Soon, Jones finds himself dividing his time between two women: a young actress named Lisa and a photographer named Jane. After Jane's ex-boyfriend arrives to help her recover from a car accident, Jones begins to understand just how much he cares for her.

Plot

After 17-year-old misfit Jones Dillon (Wood) drops out of college on his first day, he moves into an old apartment building where he soon becomes entangled in the lives of his kooky new neighbors, including a temperamental photographer (Potente) and a self-absorbed aspiring actress (Moore). When he's not busy flirting with the ladies or learning to live on his own, would-be writer Jones divides his time between fending off queries from his alcoholic mother (Perkins), penning letters to an absentee father, and indulging in an overactive fantasy life. An auto accident forces a reality check, however, nudging Jones to grow up & decide what he really wants.

Written by

Charles Kephart

Directed by

Jeffrey Porter

Cast

Elijah Wood, Franka Potente, Mandy Moore

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies

Flirt Pictures, Capital Arts Entertainment, Millennium Films

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
6,378
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
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