Paynes first gigantic novel telling of the ups and downs of teenager nick twisp. Revolting youth is a third of the size of the former novel and while the book packs quite a bit of story into its pages, comparison with yir is gonna. Parents need to know that although youth in revolt stars teen fave michael cera, this isnt his typical goofysweet role. Youth in revolt, first edition abebooks passion for books. The book is about youth fighting for freedom and a state. That last passage would be of particular interest to you. Youth in revolt vocalist tanner allen shared with alternative press. Paynes sixbook series about nick twist, a smart and, in his own opinion anyway, morethanusually horny 14yearold in oakland a large, torpid city across from san frandisco who reports in daily journal form on a series of adventures encountered on the way to losing his virginity, despite the obstacles set up by his irresponsible. Youth in revolt royals originally performed by lorde taken from punk goes pop vol.
Payne, which is also big with teens is full of sex, drugs, and bad behavior, including criminal activity, sexual. In the wry and subversive further journals of nick twisp, we reunite with americas most literate teen diarist as he accidentally ignites criminal mayhem. Youth in revolt is the journals of nick twisp, californias most precocious diarist, whose ongoing struggles to make sense out of high school, deal with his divorced parents, and lose his virginity result in his transformation from an unassuming fourteenyearold to a modern youth in open revolt. Superbads michael cera discovers a vacation romance in youth in revolt, a teen comedy from charlie bartletts screenwriter. This week offers a couple of fine new moviesyouth in revolt, an endearing.
Like its protagonist, youth in revolt is a little too clever and a little too willfully verbose for its own good, but its rare and a little wonderful to see a comedy about the sex lives of teenagers that suffers from an excess of ideas and ambition instead of a dearth. Michael cera gets a touch from portia doubleday in youth in revolt. Watch youth in revolt trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. The further journals of nick twisp youth in revolt book 2. Their skepticism of corporate and bureaucratic authority, their strong emotional identification with the underprivileged, and their intense desire for stimulation and instant gratification shaped the nations politics, dress, music, and.
Walmart has a huge selection of reading material, including classics, new. We chose to name the record the broken because the track is a great. The book contains parts one through three of an elevenpart series the three sequential parts were published as three separate books. Youth in revolt is a 2009 american comedy movie based on c. Like john muir, i enter the wilderness with nothing more than my. For many, the very coupling of these two conceptshistory and the youth revolutionwill appear to be a glaring contradiction in terms.
I think first book, youth in revolt which includes the first 3 books, the 3rd book revolting youth is so funny that you will be laughing in the trainbus. In italy, for the anomalous wave rebellion sparked in response to. Youth in revolt is based on a much beloved novel by c. Reading is a wonderful way to relax or to learn new things. Shop for customizable youth in revolt clothing on zazzle. Cera stars in the film playing a dual role both as virgin nerd nick twisp and nicks newly created, bad boy alternate personality francois. The broken is the title track for our debut record. Youth in revolt movie simple english wikipedia, the. The hilarious sequel to the cult favorite youth in revolt, now a major motion picture starring michael cera and justin long. It is the revolt of an entire generation, the 700euro generation, which is how much. Youth in revolt is the journals of nick twisp, californias most precocious.
Altitude 3,200 aka youth in revolt asks the question and provides the premise of what would happen if a group of young peoplepoor, rich, discontented, bored. Six months in the life of the worlds most dangerous teenager. One hour fifty seven minutes later a knock on the door. Payne, youth in revolt this the first paragraph written in nicks journal. He broke onto the scene after writing nine spec screenplays with a comedy. Paperback, first broadway books trade paperback edition, 512 pages.
Financial analysis of youth in revolt 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Consider kushners vivid descriptions, near the start of the book, of racing and motorcycling. Youth in revolt adapts the first three volumes of c. Kushner takes on the world of seventies radicals in a book that, like its voluble characters, is in love with the artifice of. It encourages a fresh analysis of the kinds of revolt being enacted by the young elsewhere in the world, such as north africa and the middle east. Payne is an america writer of absurdist fiction and is also the author of the novels youth in revolt, civic beauties, cut to the twisp, frisco pigeon mambo, young and revolting, and revoltingly young, all of which he. Youth in revolt script at the internet movie script database. Payne was born in akron, ohio in 1949 making him a contemporary of richard gere and meryl streep. Youth in revolt is the journals of nick twisp, californias most precocious diarist, whose. The story is told in a picaresque fashion and makes heavy use of black humor and camp. The novels narrator, an artist in her early twenties. Youth in revolt is the story of nick twisp michael cera, a unique, but affable teen with a.
He spent his early years in west virginia and southern ohio, moving back to akron while still a mere tot. It was released on january 8, 2010 at the deauville american film festival in september 2009. Read the fulltext online edition of war in worcester. Thundering erection sheeni glances up from her book and looks over her shoulder at him. Paynes epistolary novel of the same name, the film stars michael cera and portia doubleday, with justin long, ray liotta, and steve buscemi in supporting roles.
In the sweet and slight and often charming comingofage tale youth in revolt, michael cera plays a teenager with rampaging hormones and, when the film opens at least, no obvious romantic. The mood changed among the rebellious youth of the 1960s to favor a more responsible and realistic life, as this 1971 u. This youngsters sex collection created by bleedingred contains youth in revolt videos. Immerse yourself in a story, get to know new characters, read about your favorite historical period or learn a new skill by picking up a book. Like john muir, i enter the wilderness with nothing more than my journal and a childlike sense of wonder. From this quote, one can infer the mischiefs and wild imagination that nick has and that later is involved with. Well, the book must be something fantastic, then, because i was completely caught up in the. I havent read it, but i know some folks who swear its epic, and they felt that the youth in revolt movie was a nice try, but it didnt quite capture the aesthetic sprawl of the original. Youth in revolt part 5 summary cloud 9 and thor girl go into a. Following the story of nick twisp and this book is the best one. A slight sequel to the excellent youth in revolt, revolting youth would almost have to pale in comparison to c. This is a book about the history of the youth revolution. The first hundred, hundredfiftyok, first bookis rather enjoyable.
Youth in revolt gives cera the twee name nick twisp, surrounds his aging virgin act with divorced parents who are both shacked up with lustful vulgarians and then provides him with a dream come true in the person of sheeni saunders. Rebellious nick twisp of youth in revolt was a master at driving his parents to the brink. There are many crazy turns and right now im reading the second book revolting youth and its just as wonderful as this one. But it was made in 1938 when audiences were a whole less naive and better educated. The hilarious, takenoprisoners novel about a cynical, sexobsessed teenagers pining love for an intelligent girlthe basis for the major motion. Youth in revolt is a 2009 american romantic comedydrama film directed by miguel arteta and written by gustin nash. Youth in revolt is the threevolume journal of nick twisp, californias most precocious. It humorously introduces nick and sets the tone for pretty much the whole book. Youth in revolt there for you official music video. Michael cera plays a lovesick teenager excuse his french.
True arahill vocals, kenny torres vocals, bass, george shrouder guitar, alex ramos guitar scott baker drums new jersey fivepiece, youth in revolt are exactly what their name describes. The governments widely publicised target of 50% of young people entering. Twisp series of books pleased the fans, most of whom apparently felt the fiercely idiosyncratic. Their skepticism of corporate and bureaucratic authority, their strong emotional identification with the underprivileged, and their intense desire for stimulation and instant gratification shaped the nations politics, dress, music, and film. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. During the 1960s, one age group of americans loomed larger than any other.
The movie which is based on the samenamed novel by c. Digital history id 3336 during the 1960s, one age group of americans loomed larger than any other. Payne excerpt published on nov 5, 2009 youth in revolt is the journals of nick twisp, californias most precocious diarist, whose ongoing struggles to make sense out of. The journals of nick twisp is a 1993 epistolary novel by c.