Terri (film)
Terri is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Azazel Jacobs and starring Jacob Wysocki, Creed Bratton, and John C. Reilly. The film is about the friendship that develops between an oversized teen misfit and the garrulous but well-meaning school principal who takes an interest in him. Filming took place in Los Angeles, California.
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| Directed by | Azazel Jacobs |
| Produced by | Alyson Dickie Hunter Gray Lynette Howell |
| Screenplay by | Patrick deWitt |
| Story by | Patrick deWitt Azazel Jacobs |
| Starring | Jacob Wysocki Creed Bratton John C. Reilly |
| Music by | Mandy Hoffman |
| Cinematography | Tobias Datum |
| Edited by | Darrin Navarro |
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| Distributed by | ATO Pictures |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $655,802[1] |
Premise
Overweight and depressed 15-year-old Terri Thompson starts to slack off in school and wear pajamas, to the chagrin of his teachers. Soon Terri is taken under the wing of unconventional assistant principal Mr. Fitzgerald, who creates a series of Monday-morning counseling sessions for social outcasts at the school.
Cast
- Jacob Wysocki as Terri Thompson, a shy, bullied, overweight teenager
- Creed Bratton as Uncle James, Terri's sick uncle for whom he is sole caregiver
- John C. Reilly as Darryl Fitzgerald, an unconventional but understanding assistant principal who takes Terri under his wing
- Bridger Zadina as Chad Markson, a mentally unstable student at Terri's school
- Olivia Crocicchia as Heather Miles, an outcast girl who may or may not have been the willing victim of a sexual act
- Melanie Abramoff as Amy
- Tara Karsian as Mrs. Davidson, Terri's homeroom teacher
- Tim Heidecker as Mr. Flemisch, the gym teacher
- Mary Anne McGarry as Mrs. Hamish, the office receptionist
- Jenna Gavigan as Samantha Goode, the office receptionist
- Justin Prentice as Dirty Zach
- Eddie Pepitone as Joe Hollywood
- Nelson Mashita as Robert, the custodian
- Josh Perry as Marcus Bloom
Reception
Box office
The film was released in January 2011 at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and later at the Florida, San Francisco, and Boston film festivals. Terri opened in the United States in limited release on July 1, 2011 and achieved the second highest per location average for the holiday weekend (second only to Transformers: Dark of the Moon).[2]
Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 87%, with an average rating of 7.04 out of 10, based on 97 reviews from critics. The website's "Critics Consensus" for the film reads, "Embodied with compelling sensitivity by newcomer Jacob Wysocki and supported by a wonderful John C. Reilly, Terri is an emotionally powerful character study."[3]
A.O. Scott of the New York Times said, "What lifts Terri above its peers is not the plight of its protagonist or the film's sympathy for him, but rather the care and craft that the director, Azazel Jacobs, has brought to fairly conventional material"[4] and Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times called it, "...impossible not to love".[5] Roger Ebert gave the film 4 stars out of 4.[6]
References
- Terri at Box Office Mojo
- "Weekend Box Office Results for July 1–4, 2011". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- "Terri". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- A. O. Scott (2011-06-30). "'Terri,' Directed by Azazel Jacobs - Review - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- Sharkey, Betsy; Critic, Film (2011-07-01). "'Terri': Review". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- "Terri :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.