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      Jet Boy

      2001 1 hr. 40 min. Drama List
      Reviews 79% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A cop goes under cover to catch a drug dealer and encounters an orphan trying to dodge the authorities. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A story about hope and redemption. Two people running from the deep sadness that has darkened their lives, find each other slowly, painfully, with many missteps. Without Boon, Nathan will die; without Nathan, Boon will die. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Jet Boy is a unique coming of age story, that turns out to be nothing like the description on the back of the box. Many people are going to find it somewhat disturbing, however, unlike similar coming of age stories, Jet Boy does ultimately have a point and it's something most people need to learn. 12 year old Nathan (Branden Nardon) lives in poverty with his mother and all he knows is sex, drugs, and violence, so it's no surprise that at the ripe old age of 12, Nathan is a male prostitute. Things change for him when he meets a man who wants something other than sex. The man wants Nathan to help him with a job, and shows the boy kindness for the first time in his life. Nathan thinks he's fallen in love with this man and makes advances, only to be rejected. From his experiences, Nathan will ultimately come to learn that sex and love are two very different things and that kindness, doesn't always mean what he thought it meant. This film was Branden Nardon's acting debut and what a job he did. Part of me questions how someone with no experience can put on a performance like that, while the other part wants to know what kind of parents allow their kids to do something like this. Nardon doesn't just show off his talent with this performance, but he also shows a fearlessness that could come from upbringing or immaturity. Jet Boy is thankfully no where near as graphic as a film as Mysterious Skin, but it still has a few scenes that aren't easy to watch. This film is strange and someone disturbing, but by comparison it does have a message, that similar films don't. The writer is telling audiences to be weary of people who are overly kind, but in the end it doesn't mean that they're looking for something. In it's own bizarre way, it's also saying that sex is sex, and sometimes it's about anything other than love. An impossible lesson to have to learn at such a young age, but that is the true meaning of the film. Nathan learns something at a very young age, that we should have all learned in our adolescents and he ultimately becomes a better person for it. Jet Boy isn't an easy film to watch and many people are going to be turned off by the sheer age of the actor involved, but I like how everything turned out in the end. I was also introduced to a terrific young talent, and I appreciated the fact that the film got it's message across without being overly explicit. Sometimes we need to leave our comfort zones to experience something different and get a message that we general don't think a whole lot about, and for that I do recommend this film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member This is the best film I ever saw. It has some disturbing parts but I like It. It has a very happy ending. I would do the same as Boon If I was him. This is my new favorite movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member I wasn't so sure about this when I started watching it, but it got better and better as the film went on. And the ending was a real clincher! I loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Entretenida, bien actuada, y muy humana. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member An engaging storyline with a great twist and solid performances by Nadon and Walsh. It deserved a wider release. I bought a copy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A cop goes under cover to catch a drug dealer and encounters an orphan trying to dodge the authorities.
      Director
      Dave Schultz
      Executive Producer
      Bruce Harvey
      Screenwriter
      Dave Schultz
      Production Co
      Smash It Up Productions, Interstate 80 Entertainment
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 23, 2017
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