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Directed by | Gary Entin |
Written by | Edmund Entin |
Produced by | Michael Huffington Frederick Levy Anthony Bretti |
Starring | Mitchel Musso Lucas Till Joel Courtney Bridger Zadina Ally Sheedy Wesley Eure |
Cinematography | Matthew Irving |
Edited by | Robert Brakey |
Music by | Lior Rosner |
Distributed by | Huffington Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Sins of Our Youth is a 2014 thriller/drama film directed by Gary Entin and starring Lucas Till, Joel Courtney, and Mitchel Musso. The film is a cautionary tale that highlights a new generation in the United States that is desensitized by an oversaturation of violence in the mainstream media and who have ready access to firearms.
Plot
[edit]Four teenagers, Scott, David, Carlo, and Tyler, accidentally kill a younger boy while shooting off assault weapons recreationally, and make perilous decisions in the aftermath of the murder.
In a moment of desperation, paranoia, and fear that their lives are over, the four teenagers struggle to find a way out. They drunkenly construct a plan reminiscent of a video-game plot. Later, Scott shoots and kills Tyler at a school dance, but is shot and bleeds to death. Police surround the remaining two and Carlo commits suicide. The police think David is reaching for a gun and kill him, only for it to be revealed David was reaching for an inhaler.
Cast
[edit]- Lucas Till as Tyler.[1]
- Joel Courtney as David
- Mitchel Musso as Scott
- Bridger Zadina as Carlo
- Ally Sheedy as Vicky
- Wesley Eure as Police Chief Kaplan
Reception
[edit]The Los Angeles Times criticized the movie saying, "...the idea behind “Sins of Our Youth” appears to have originated in a night of substance abuse." They went on to say, the plot of the movie which was teen drinking and guns leads to death was not surprising.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ McNary, Dave (8 August 2013). "Lucas Till, Joel Courtney, Ally Sheedy Join 'Sins of Our Youth'". Variety. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Myers, Kimber (15 December 2016). "Review: 'Sins of Our Youth' lacks emotional heft to tackle gun violence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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