Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)

In the tradition of Sixteen Candles, this poignant, tender and very funny film tells the story of Rupert Marshetta (Keanu Reeves, The Matrix), a high school dropout struggling to find himself in a small Pennsylvania town. An offbeat inventor, Rupert is stuck working in the coal mines with his father (Fred Ward, Short Cuts) and longs for the heart of Carla (Amy Madigan, Field of Dreams), the beautiful and more romantically-experienced owner of the local drive-in. Rupert and Carla cook up a scheme to kidnap his father but run into a snag when Rupert's mother (Bonnie Bedelia, Die Hard) doesn't want her husband back. It's a unique look into the life of one very unusual young man, who has something wonderful to say to all of us.

Young wacky and crazy Keanu

An offbeat film with offbeat characters. Keanu is fun but the older woman he has an affair with was definitely miscast. There is no believability in the chemical attraction there. Keanu kidnaps his Dad for money but his plan backfires. The whole family is offbeat and a little wacky. Watch only if you're a Keanu fan.
Marilyn in Florida April 12, 2003

Early Keanu

For all women who like Keanu Reeves (and who doesn't?), this movie protrays him as a young misfit teenager, and he is very young in this movie. His character is funny but the story doesn't quite come off with enough believability. He kidnaps his father to get money to run off with an older woman, who is miscast in her part. Everything goes haywire - but what could you expect with a script like this one. I enjoy Keanu so it was fun to watch him, but getting through the whole movie was difficult. Skip this one unless you're a real Keanu fan. April 12, 2003

Crazy and offbeat

A young Keanu is definitely wacky and the older woman he supposedly loves is miscast in her part. There is no believability in the chemical attraction! Keanu kidnaps his Dad to get money but the whole plan backfires! Everyone in the family is a little offbeat. Watch this only if you are an avid Keanu fan!

Marilyn in FL April 12, 2003

The prince of Pennsylvania

This is a pretty good movie. It has some extremely funny scenes! And if your a Keanu Reeves fan you'll want to see it. There's a simi nude scene before the abdominal scar, he looks young and even cuter than he is now if that's even possiable, and he pretty funny in this movie too. May 4, 2001

a rather strange, interesting movie

This is not a great film. It may not even be a very good one, but I have yet to see a performance by Keanu Reeves that I didn't find fascinating. In this oddball dark comedy, which does have some very funny scenes, he is terrific.He also has wonderful chemistry with Amy Madigan and a killer haircut ! May 31, 2000

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