Summer Fling (1996)
Directed by David Keating
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Coming-of-Age, Romantic Comedy, Teen Movie |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Matthew Tobey
The debut feature from writer/director David Keating, The Last of the High Kings is the coming-of-age story of Frankie Griffin (Jared Leto), a 17-year-old virgin in 1977 Dublin. Convinced he is about to flunk out of school and forlorn over the recent death of Elvis Presley, Frankie decides to throw a beach party. With his hormones raging, he finds himself trying to decide between two possible gal-pals: Jayne (Lorraine Pilkington) and Romy (Emily Mortimer). Frankie's life becomes a little more difficult with the arrival of an American family friend Erin (Christina Ricci). Gabriel Byrne, who co-wrote the screenplay with Keating, also stars as Frankie's father, Jack Griffin. Based on a novel by Ferdia Mac Anna, The Last of the High Kings won second place at the 1997 Emden International Film Festival.
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beach-party, coming-of-age, examination [test], parent/child-relationship, virgin, extramarital-affair