Skipped Parts

Director: Tamra Davis Tamra Davis

Overview

Tamra Davis' coming-of-age comedy Skipped Parts comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director and trailers. This is a solid release from Trimark.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/26/2001
UPC:	0031398767022
Original Release:	2000
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	42,205

Special Features

Widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital; Trailer; Director's commentary; English, Spanish & French subtitles; Scene access; Interactive menus

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jennifer Jason Leigh	Lydia Callahan
Bug Hall	Sam Callahan
Mischa Barton	Maurey Pierce
Peggy Lipton	Laurabel Pierce
Brad Renfro	Dothan Talbot
Drew Barrymore	Dream Girl
Michael Greyeyes	Hank Elkrunner
Alison Pill	Charlotte
R. Lee Ermey	Caspar Callahan
Gerald Lenton-Young	Coach Howard Stebbins
Andrea Menard	Dot
Kathryn Henry	LaDell
Daniel Maslany	Petey Pierce
Aaron Fahlman	Buddy Pierce
Ivan McDonald	Rodney Cannelloski
Angela Featherstone	Delores
Stewart Copeland	Composer

Technical Credits

Tim Sandlin

Tamra Davis	Director,Producer,Casting,Executive Producer
Mark Amin	Producer,Executive Producer
Jennifer Jason Leigh	Producer
Sharon Oreck	Producer
Alison Dickey	Producer
Tim Sandlin	Screenwriter
Justine Baddeley	Casting
Mike Elliott	Executive Producer
Aurora Ojeda	Sound/Sound Designer
Shelby Stone	Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Scene Index
1. Titles [1:57]
2. Banished [3:28]
3. Wyoming [4:07]
4. Lydia [5:44]
5. Sex & Football [3:02]
6. President Kennedy's Dead [5:21]
7. Hank [1:24]
8. Wet Dream [4:36]
9. Night Out [2:22]
10. Family [2:11]
11. Making Sex [4:19]
12. How to... [3:55]
13. Relationships [2:45]
14. Double Date [3:54]
15. Don Juan [2:13]
16. "Clean and Wholesome" [1:35]
17. Family Life [2:11]
18. Fantasy [:48]
19. Pregnant? [3:37]
20. Clinic [6:51]
21. Hank's Response [2:25]
22. Friends [4:11]
23. Dealing with Pregnancy [5:14]
24. Rodeo [4:28]
25. "I'm Your Squaw!" [2:11]
26. Grampa Casper [5:21]
27. Baby Shannon [1:40]
28. Working [1:56]
29. Fatherhood [2:16]
30. End Credits [3:26]

Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Movie
   Special Features
      Commentary
         commentary with director Tamra Davis: on
         commentary with director Tamra Davis: off
      Trailer
   Subtitles
      English: Off
      English: On
      French: Off
      French: On
      Spanish: Off
      Spanish: On

Editorial Reviews

The production company Trimark had theatrical expectations for this title in 2001, but a test release failed to indicate there would be significant business for a coming-of-age saga set in 1963 Wyoming, even with the very hot Drew Barrymore and the always respected Jennifer Jason Leigh. Trimark did the right thing: Skipped Parts is not Summer of '42, and mainstream appeal would have been elusive. But as a video, Skipped Parts is perfectly acceptable fare, especially if viewers expect no more than a well-mounted cable television production. The low-key laughs are refreshingly sincere, with none of the gross-out factor that defines modern teen comedies, and the characterizations are oddly charming. Leigh is a bit over the top, but her fans expect that, and Barrymore is limited to a few camped-up cameos as the obscure object of desire, but it's still Barrymore in a nightgown. Viewers who don't expect much will be charmed, though an issue raised in an uncomfortable middle section could be touchy with some viewers.

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