Bad Manners (1984)

Directed by

Robert Houston

Genre

teen film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of kids escape a strict Catholic orphanage to save a friend who is still locked up inside. The story follows their adventures from the point of view of the teenage outcasts.

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What happens

Bad Manners (also known as Growing Pains) is a 1984 American black comedy teen film released by New World Pictures. Written and directed by Robert Houston and produced by Kim Jorgensen, the film follows a group of juvenile delinquents who escape the oppressive Catholic orphanage where they live in order to rescue one of their fellow "inmates". While the film's adult stars Martin Mull, Karen Black, Anne De Salvo, and Murphy Dunne received top billing in promotional materials, the story is told through the perspective of the adolescent protagonists; played by Georg Olden, Pamela Segall, Michael Hentz, Joey Coleman, and Christopher Brown. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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