The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
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| Directed by | Tod Williams |
| Produced by | Karen Barber Jasmine Kosovic |
| Written by | Tod Williams |
| Starring | Adrian Grenier Clark Gregg Aleksa Palladino Margaret Colin John Shea |
| Music by | Elizabeth Swados |
| Cinematography | John Foster |
| Editing by | Alfonso Gonçalves |
| Studio | Culpan Productions LLC |
| Distributed by | Paramount Classics |
| Release date(s) | January 23, 1999 (Sundance) August 6, 1999 |
| Running time | 96 minutes [1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $100,841[2] |
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole is a 1998 comedy-drama film written and directed by Tod Williams and starring Adrian Grenier as the title character.
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[edit] Plot
In June 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole joins his mother, stepfather, and sister for dinner where Hank, Sebastian's stepfather, drops a bomb: he announces that he is having a sex change operation. Sebastian's sister, Jessica, leaves immediately for California, and his mother, Joan, takes him back to England. Eight months later, Sebastian is back in New York, knocking on Hank's door. Hank (now Henrietta) takes Sebastian in and supports him over the next few months of high school. Sebastian's "adventures" are mostly self-destructive.
[edit] Cast
- Adrian Grenier as Sebastian Cole
- Clark Gregg as Hank/Henrietta Rossi
- Aleksa Palladino as Mary
- Margaret Colin as Joan Cole
- John Shea as Hartley
- Marni Lustig as Jessica Cole
- Joan Copeland as Grandma Cole
- Tom Lacy as Grandpa Cole
- Gabriel Macht as Troy
- Russel Harper as Wayne
- Rory Cochrane as Chinatown
- Famke Janssen as Fiona
- Nicole Ari Parker as Nurse Jenny
- Marisol Padilla Sánchez as Woman in Desert
[edit] Reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews; it currently holds a 43% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "THE ADVENTURES OF SEBASTIAN COLE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 2000-06-07. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/AVV162134/. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ The Adventures of Sebastian Cole at Box Office Mojo
- ^ The Adventures of Sebastian Cole at Rotten Tomatoes
[edit] External links
- The Adventures of Sebastian Cole at the Internet Movie Database
- The Adventures of Sebastian Cole at AllRovi
- The Adventures of Sebastian Cole at Box Office Mojo
- The Adventures of Sebastian Cole at Rotten Tomatoes
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- 1999 films
- American films
- English-language films
- 1998 films
- 1990s comedy-drama films
- American comedy-drama films
- American coming-of-age films
- American LGBT-related films
- American teen films
- Films about dysfunctional families
- Films set in 1983
- Films set in New York City
- Films set in the 1980s
- Films shot in New York
- Independent films
- Transgender in film and television
- Paramount Vantage films
