Angus (film)
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Theatrical poster released in 1995
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| Directed by | Patrick Read Johnson |
| Produced by | Dawn Steel |
| Written by | Jill Gordon |
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| Music by | David E. Russo |
| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Edited by | Janice Hampton |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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September 15, 1995 |
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Running time
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87 min. |
| Country | United States United Kingdom Germany France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
| Box office | $4.8 million |
| Angus: Music from the Motion Picture | |
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| Soundtrack album to the film Angus by Various artists | |
| Released | August 22, 1995 |
| Recorded | March 1993–May 1995 |
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| Length | 34:48 |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
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Angus is a 1995 American-British-German-French comedy-drama film directed by Patrick Read Johnson and written by Jill Gordon. The majority of it was filmed in Owatonna, Minnesota at the Owatonna Senior High School. It stars Charlie Talbert and James Van Der Beek in their first film roles, as well as Chris Owen, Ariana Richards, and Academy Award winners George C. Scott, Kathy Bates, and Rita Moreno. The film is based on the short story A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune by Chris Crutcher, which is collected in his book Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories.
Angus Bethune (Talbert) is a teenage boy living in Minnesota, who, despite his talents as a football player and in science class, holds deep insecurities about himself. Since kindergarten, he has been regularly harassed by handsome Rick Sanford (Van Der Beek), and his complacent cohorts, for not being "normal" due to being overweight and is, in their view, "named after a cow". His only friend is Troy Wedberg (Owen), who is also a social outcast like him. He also has feelings for Melissa Lefevre (Richards), though he is fearful of expressing it because she is dating Rick. Eventually, tired of the abuse from Rick, he applies for a magnet school where he hopes to be free of the constant humiliation. However, well aware of his feelings for Melissa, Rick rigs an election so that they will dance together in the upcoming freshman Winter Ball as King and Queen, respectively. While confronting Rick about the stunt, he is ordered by the principal not to lay a hand on Rick or he would be expelled and lose his chance to go to the magnet school.
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