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I Am the Cheese

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A Vermont teenager (Robert MacNaughton) sees a psychiatrist (Robert Wagner) after seeing his parents die in a car crash.

Critics Reviews

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Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault 08/30/2022
C-
A bland, amateurishly directed adaptation of one of Robert Cormier’s lesser books. Go to Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 06/27/2005
C-
...an odd bit of storytelling, a black fantasy lent resonance by the current events revelations of the 1970s Go to Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 05/31/2005
2/5
But so much of Cheese makes so little sense, it all comes off like an after-school special Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nathan W Mar 6 I am the Cheese remains the most dog eared book of my shelf(which admittedly only has this book) and the film adaptation does not disappoint. Crazy good. Absolute cinema See more 11/08/2014 This was a good movie based off of really good book. The best part was Robert Cormier's appearance. See more 02/22/2012 gos nowhere special. See more 12/28/2010 Why ruin every good book ever written? See more 08/18/2010 You can't say this movie isn't original, that's for sure. However, it turns into an overly confusing story within the first ten minutes due to the editing and lack of information. I kind've like that Robert MacHaughton is so amateuristic in this, it sort of fits Adam as a character. Emotions are so inconsistent that you really don't know what to expect. The look of the movie is really interesting, it looks like it was filmed on a 4:3 super 8 camera. See more 01/18/2010 Mediocre adaptation of a great young adult novel by Robert Cormier. It would be nice to see a decent film adaptation of this classic work in the future. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Bob Jiras

Director

Robert MacNaughton

Adam Farmer

Hope Lange

Betty Farmer

Robert Wagner

Dr. Brint

Don Murray

David Farmer

Cynthia Nixon

Amy Hertz
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Movie Info

Synopsis A Vermont teenager (Robert MacNaughton) sees a psychiatrist (Robert Wagner) after seeing his parents die in a car crash.
Director
Bob Jiras
Producer
David Lange
Screenwriter
David Lange, Bob Jiras
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
May 31, 2005
Runtime
1h 35m