Flipped (film)
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Flipped is a 2010 romantic comedy drama film directed by Rob Reiner. It is an adaptation of the novel Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. It had a limited release in the US on August 6, 2010. The film had a wide release on August 27, 2010.
Callan McAuliffe plays Bryce and Madeline Carroll plays Julianna. Aidan Quinn and Penelope Ann Miller play Julianna's parents, Kevin Weisman plays Julianna's mentally disabled uncle, and Shane Harper and Michael Bolten play her two brothers. Anthony Edwards and Rebecca De Mornay play Bryce's parents, John Mahoney his grandfather.
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Plot
In 1957, when second-graders Bryce Loski (Callan McAuliffe) and Julianna (mostly known as Juli) Baker (Madeline Carroll) first meet, Juli knows it's love. But Bryce isn't so sure. Girl-phobic and easily embarrassed, young Bryce does everything he can to keep his outspoken want-to-be girlfriend at arm's length for the next six years, which isn't easy since they go to the same school and live across the street from each other. When they start the sixth grade, Bryce hopes that he can get rid of Juli so he asks the girl Juli hates the most, Sherry Stalls (Ashley Taylor), out on a date. This plan of Bryce's works for a while up until his best friend, Garrett (Israel Broussard), takes an interest in Sherry and tells her the truth about Bryce asking her out. Juli finds out Bryce and Sherry break up; she goes back to her regular Bryce-obsessed self.
From Juli's point of view, when she and Bryce first met, he returned her feelings but was just shy and embarrassed. When he "held her hand" she thought she would get her first kiss from him in the second grade. Juli knew that she was flipped from then on. After finding out that Bryce and Sherry broke up, she thought she could have her old Bryce back. She spent the whole year smelling his watermelon scented hair and wondering if she'd ever get her kiss.
In 1963, now in seventh grade, Bryce's grandfather Chet Duncan (John Mahoney) moves in with the family. Chet finds Juli different, special, and a rare kind of girl who's hard to come across. He continues to tell Bryce this with hope. There's a large, old sycamore tree that Juli loves which no one understands. One day, it's cut down by the owner in spite of Juli's protest and dismay. Her voice narrates her love for the tree that let her see the world in a much more enlightened way.
Chet and Juli form a strong friendship over time while he helps her work on her messy lawn. Bryce begins to develop feelings for Juli just as Juli begins to question her feelings about Bryce. Her feelings completely disappear when she overhears him and Garrett talking about her mentally challenged uncle, and sees him throwing away the eggs she gave him. Juli tells Bryce she never wants to speak to him again when she and her family get invited to the Loski's house for a sit down dinner.
She continues to have mixed feelings when the basket boy auction is just around the corner. She hears that Sherry is planning to bid on Bryce against another one of the school's "finest" girls. Bryce thinks that Juli is planning on bidding for him because he hears she walked in with a wad of cash (which she wasn't planning on having with her). Bryce begins to worry about what would happen if she does bid for him just when she bids all her cash on basket boy number eight, the boy before Bryce.
Later during the basket boy bidding lunch, Bryce and Sherry sit at a table across from Juli and basket boy eight, Eddie. She's facing Bryce and he can't help but stare at Juli the whole time. He sees she's having a good time with her date and gets jealous. He grabs her to talk to her and attempts to kiss her in front of everyone. Ignoring all the shocked crowd, tells Garrett he was wrong and how he loved her. He chases her out after Juli dodges his kiss.
Juli bikes home crying. Bryce tries for two days to see Juli after many phone calls and knocks on the door and window. Finally, one day Juli sees Bryce digging a hole in her front lawn which infuriates her. Her father said he gave him permission and she watches Bryce continue to dig. After he digs the hole, he leaves. Juli is confused but Bryce comes back carrying a baby tree and places it in the hole. She's surprised and doesn't even have to ask because she knew that it was a sycamore tree. She goes outside to help him. Knowing that he redeemed himself, Bryce touches Juli's hands, they share smiles and then continue planting the sycamore tree.
Cast
- Madeline Carroll (Morgan Lily, young) as Julianna Juli Baker
- Callan McAuliffe (Ryan Ketzner, young) as Bryce Loski
- Rebecca De Mornay as Patsy Loski (Bryce's mother)
- Anthony Edwards as Steven Loski (Bryce's father)
- John Mahoney as Chet Duncan
- Penelope Ann Miller as Trina Baker (Juli's mom)
- Aidan Quinn as Richard Baker (Robert in the Book)(Juli's dad)
- Cody Horn as Lynetta Loski (Bryce's sister)
- Kevin Weisman as Daniel Baker (David in the Book)
- Shane Harper as Matt Baker
- Michael Bolten as Mike Baker
- Stefanie Scott as Dana Tressler (Darla in the Book)
- Israel Broussard as Garrett (Bryce's best friend)
- Ashley Taylor as Sherry Stalls (Juli's enemy in the movie)
- Matthew Gold as Eddie Trulock (Basket Boy)
Reception
Flipped has received generally mixed to positive reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has garnered a 57% "rotten" (Top Critics: 59% Rotten; RTCommunity: 76%) or 6.0/10 rating based on 67 reviews.
Home media
It was released on DVD November 23, 2010.
Soundtrack
- Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee
- One Fine Day - The Chiffons
- He's So Fine - The Chiffons
- Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper
- There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
- You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles
- Devoted To You - The Everly Brothers
- A Teenager In Love - Dion & The Belmonts
- When - The Kalin Twins
- Let It Be Me - Phil Everly
- What's Your Name - Rob Reiner Michael Christopher Bolten & Shane Harper
- Flipped Suite - Marc Shaiman
