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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 06/26/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: Lions Gate Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Comedy Drama, Teen Movie, Coming-of-Age

In this comedy-drama, a teenage boy gets a crash course in the mysteries of love and sex. Lydia Callahan (Jennifer Jason Leigh) had her son Sam when she was only 14 years old. Now 14 himself, Sam (Bug Hall) finds himself in the small community of GroVont, WY, after his mother is run out of town by her own father (R. Lee Ermey). While Lydia is helped through her transition by Hank Elkrunner (Michael Greyeyes), Sam doesn't fit in at school and runs afoul of bully Dothan Talbot (Brad Renfro). But he soon makes friends with classmate Maurey Pierce (Mischa Barton), who makes an unusual proposal: since she doesn't want to seem inexperienced when she loses her virginity, perhaps Sam could help her practice the finer points of sex. While Sam is more than willing to help, this arrangement creates complications that his fantasies about his Dream Girl (Drew Barrymore) have not prepared him for. Skipped Parts is based on the novel of the same name by Tim Sandlin. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jennifer Jason Leigh - Lydia Callahan
Bug Hall - Sam Callahan
Mischa Barton - Maurey Pierce
Peggy Lipton - Laurabel Pierce
Brad Renfro - Dothan Talbot
Drew Barrymore - Dream Girl

Tamra Davis' coming-of-age comedy Skipped Parts comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the director and trailers. This is a solid release from Trimark. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide