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Making It

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A 17-year-old (Kristoffer Tabori) fools around with a gym teacher's wife (Marlyn Mason) and helps his mother (Joyce Van Patten) through an abortion.

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Margaret Hinxman Daily Telegraph (UK) 06/08/2020
As the 17-year-old Casanova, Kristoffer Tabori gives a performance that is smart and funny and even touching. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/31/2018
2/4
Like the adolescent it's about, Making It has an inadequate attention span.The strange thing, though, is that a fundamentally good movie seems to be trying to break through the B.S. Go to Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times 10/31/2018
Like the movie itself, [Tabori's] performance is composed of details, all of which are accurate enough but which are never fitted together to make an especially meaningful experience. Go to Full Review John Hofsess Maclean's Magazine 10/21/2019
It's careful not to be shocking, a powder-blue movie more interested in making dollars than sense. Go to Full Review TV Guide Staff TV Guide 10/31/2018
1.5/5
As dated as Refer Madness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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John Erman

Director

Kristoffer Tabori

Phil Fuller

Marlyn Mason

Yvonne

Joyce Van Patten

Betty Fuller

Paul Appleby

Ray

Carol Arthur

Mrs. Warren
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Movie Info

Synopsis A 17-year-old (Kristoffer Tabori) fools around with a gym teacher's wife (Marlyn Mason) and helps his mother (Joyce Van Patten) through an abortion.
Director
John Erman
Producer
Albert S. Ruddy
Screenwriter
Peter Bart
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 37m