Underplayed Gems

Just Looking (1999)

Just Looking poster
Directed by
Jason Alexander
Genre
comedy drama, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In the 1950s, a teenage boy from the Bronx is sent to live with his aunt and new uncle in Queens for the summer. He wants to see a couple having sex, so he spies on adults to try to catch them in the act.

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What happens

Just Looking is a 1999 American comedy-drama film. Directed by Jason Alexander and written by Marshall Karp, it stars Ryan Merriman, Gretchen Mol, Peter Onorati, and Patti LuPone. The film's plot follows Lenny, a teenage boy from the Bronx who is sent to Queens to live with his aunt and new uncle for one summer in the 1950s. Since Lenny is hormonal and curious about sex, his goal for the summer is to “witness an act of love”. The film premiered in October 1999 at the Hamptons International Film Festival and received a limited theatrical release in October 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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