BETAMAX
PROUDLY PRESENTS : Normal Adolescent Behavior (2007)
Directed by : Beth Schacter
Ripper.......: Team Betamax Genre.........: Drama
Video Codec..: XviD Runtime.......: 95min
Video Format.: 2pass 887kbit/s Rating [IMDB].: 5.5/10 (204 votes)
Video Source.: NTSC Disks.........: 1CD 50x15mb
Audio Codec..: Lame MP3 VBR DVD Release...: 2007
Audio Format.: 136kbps 48khz 2ch Divx Release..: 2007/10/18
Aspect Ratio.: 1.77:1 Theatre Rel...: STV
Frame Size...: 640x352 Language......: English
Avi Size.....: 697Mb Subs..........: English, Spanish
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Cast : Amber Tamblyn Wendy
Ashton Holmes Sean
Kelli Garner Billie
Daryl Sabara Nathan
Hilarie Burton Ryan
Ricky Ullman Price
Stephen Colletti Robert
Julia Garro Ann
Edward Tournier Jonah
Jason Anthony Partygoer
Billy Carew Jr. Extra
Scott Coffey Philosophy Teacher
Gloria Crist Abby
Domenic Fuggetta Party Guest
Sean Haberle Bill
Amy B. Hill High school senior
Grady Justice Featured extra
Jodi Katz Makeout Girl
Kelly Lynch Helen
Shane McAvoy Philosophy Student
Rehana Vaidya Party girl-spin the bottle in Rhode Island house.
Matt Zuena Kid at Party
Plot : In a suburb populated by wealthy and liberal parents who want a
bucolic life for themselves and their children, Wendy, Billie and
Ann are seniors at the alternative private school; they spend all
their time with fellow students John, Price and Robert. The six
have been friends since elementary school and their friendship has
become a six-person monogamous relationship. They swap sex
partners each week; their loyalty is to the group, not to one
person. The six friends don't want to survive high school - they
want to transcend its pettiness. Their friendships are intense,
especially between Billie and Wendy. After orientation, Wendy meets
Sean, a new senior who moved from Chicago; he finds out about her
"inner geek" and she quickly recognizes a kindred spirit. Soon
their friendship becomes romantic and Wendy is torn between her
genuine affection and desire for Sean, and her commitment and
belief in the group. Wendy starts to test the boundaries of her vow
to her friends, and Billie realizes that she is going to have to
fight to keep her best friend; which shouldn't be a problem, since
each of the teens has collected a box full of mementos from their
sexual experience. If Wendy tries to leave, Billie can destroy her
reputation and relationship in a heartbeat. While Wendy is trying
to decide between Sean and her friends, Wendy's younger brother
Nathan meets Sean's mother, Helen who is waiting a long three weeks
to start a new job. Nathan develops a huge crush on her, and uses
his considerable cooking skills to try and woo her. When Billie
realizes that Wendy really might leave, she tests her - pushing
Wendy to publicly ridicule Ryan, a girl who left the group last
year along with her boyfriend, Aaron. Sean witnesses the brutal
scene, where Ryan's past is used against her. Wendy is devastated
that she allowed herself to be pushed around by Billie. Then Wendy
spends another Saturday night with the group and she is unable to
"cheat" on Sean; her hesitation is all that Billie needs to accuse
her best friend. After the girls fight, Wendy takes out her
frustration on a random couple who keep making out in front of her
house. Ryan, hearing that Wendy is out of the group, tries to be
friends, but Wendy doesn't like what Ryan has become - a subservient
wet dishrag of a girlfriend. Sean and Wendy try to be a "normal"
couple, but the group quickly tests the relationship: Billie puts
the box of memorabilia in Sean's locker. Wendy claims she isn't
scared, she knows that Sean loves her. Maybe so, but when he sees
the photos that document a lifetime of sexual experimentation, he is
fed up and offers an ultimatum - Wendy can burn the box, leave the
group and be a normal girl, or they can break up. Wendy has gone from
one ultimatum to another. When Wendy sees Billie being tortured for
being alone by other students, she wants to comfort her friend.
Billie invites Wendy back to the group; such is the depth of Billie's
love for her. But Wendy makes a braver, and stronger decision - to be
alone. The girls in the story - Wendy, Ryan, Billie - all must face
the next chapter of their lives alone, and for the first time, at
least Wendy sees the possibilities this offers.
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