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You're a Big Boy Now (1966)

You're a Big Boy Now poster
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Genre
comedy film, romantic comedy film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man working at the New York Public Library tries to break free from his overbearing parents. He stumbles into a series of awkward romantic and professional misadventures in 1960s New York City.

whimsicalplayfulenergeticquirkylightheartedoffbeatnostalgicchaotic

What happens

You're a Big Boy Now is a 1966 American comedy film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Based on David Benedictus' 1963 novel of the same name, it stars Elizabeth Hartman, Peter Kastner, Geraldine Page, her spouse Rip Torn, Karen Black, Tony Bill, Michael Dunn, and Julie Harris. Page was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe Award for her performance, while Hartman and the film were also nominated for the latter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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