The Strange Ones
2018
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Nov 6, 2020 · A big part of being a teenager is anxiously waiting to be an adult. The eighth graders who dominate the screen-time of “18 to Party” know this, as they hang outside a nightclub that a batch of older teens are admitted to. It’s worth wasting a full afternoon just to try to get in, to get a glimpse of the freedom in being slightly older.
18 to Party. Teens grapple with a spate of recent suicides, UFO sightings, absentee parents and one another while hanging outside a small-town nightclub in 1984.
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- Alivia Clark
- Jeff Roda
- Comedy
18 to Party feels like an overstretched one-act play, or an undernourished stab at some middle ground between Stand by Me and River's Edge. Either way, it falls short. Full Review | Nov 10, 2020
Nov 6, 2020 · Subplot about confronting feelings about a crush. Parents need to know that 18 to Party is a dialogue-heavy drama about eighth graders in small-town America in 1984. The kids are hanging out in a parking lot waiting for a club to open in hopes they'll be allowed in, despite being underage. They pass the time by chatting, sometimes opening up ...
- Jeff Roda
- Tara Mcnamara
- Taylor Richardson, Sam Mccarthy, Tanner Flood
Dec 1, 2020 · The eclectic personalities represented in 18 To Party put me right back in 8th grade. I knew or was all of these kids at one point or another. This ensemble cast is unreal. There is an incredible mix of nonchalance, awkwardness, boldness, and fear. All the hormones and adolescent rage are there in its purest form.
Nov 4, 2020 · 18 to Party is proof there can never be too much of a good thing. Thanks in part to realistic characters and strong storytelling, the movie fits in perfectly with the classics of that era. Thanks in part to realistic characters and strong storytelling, the movie fits in perfectly with the classics of that era.
Nov 5, 2020 · Jeff Roda, the writer and director of 18 to Party, has got to be in love with Aaron Sorkin.. Even though this coming-of-age dramedy is populated by kids who usually aren’t old enough to properly have conversations, the dialogue comes in a fast, furious and, often, repetitive manner — much like anything written by the Emmy/Oscar-winning wordsmith.
