Son of Rambow October 24, 2008

FLICS presents Son of Rambow.

SON OF RAMBOW
Director: Garth Jennings
A nostalgic trip back to the 1980s, SON OF RAMBOW is an inventive valentine to an era where, for the first time in history, young minds had access to technology that allowed them to create their own stories while paying homage to their larger-than-life heroes from the movies that inspired them. Will, who isn't allowed to watch TV or go to the movies, expresses himself through his drawings and illustrations until he finds himself caught up in the extraordinary world of Lee Carter, the school terror and crafter of bizarre home movies. Carter exposes Will to a pirated copy of the first Rambo film, "First Blood," which blows his mind wide open. Against his family's orders, his imaginative little brain begins to flower in the world of filmmaking. Will and Lee become popular at school through their films, but when a French exchange student, Didier Revol, arrives on the scene, their unique friendship and precious film are pushed to the breaking point.

SYNOPSIS: It all begins in 1980's Britain when young Will Proudfoot, raised in isolation among The Brethren, a puritanical religious sect in which music and TV are strictly forbidden, encounters something beyond his wildest fantasies; a pirated copy of RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD. His virgin viewing of the iconic thriller blows his mind - and rapidly expanding imagination - wide open. Now, Will sets out to join forces with the seemingly diabolical school bully, Lee Carter, to make their own action epic, devising wildly creative, on-the-fly stunts, not to mention equally elaborate schemes for creating a movie of total commintment and non-stop thrills while hiding out from The Brethen. But when school popularity finally descends on Will and Lee in the form of, oui, the super-cool French exchange student, Didier Revol, their remarkable new friendship and precious film are pushed, quite literally, to the breaking point....
GENRE: Comedy
STUDIO: Paramount Vantage
DIRECTOR: Garth Jennings
STARRING: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Jules Struk, Jessica Stevenson, Neil Dudgeon
MPAA RATING: PG-13
RUNTIME: 96 minutes
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.paramountvantage.com

Call 661 325-4815 for info.

Official Website: http://www.flics.org