She is best known for starring as Dana Brody in the Showtime series Homeland, 2019's Blow the Man Down and for her critically acclaimed portrayal of Leah in the 2016 Sundance breakout film White Girl. Being Charlie (2015). Working on “Being Charlie” probably was a catharsis for Nick Reiner and it clearly has allowed his father to exorcise some of his lazier filmmaking tendencies of late. As a sympathetic counselor (hip-hop artist Common) explains to Charlie, “Getting sober is a selfish thing. Charlie steals his mother’s oxy and calls Adam to come pick him up. Charlie is but he's awarded an intervention with his parents forced to attend an rehab if he goes home to Los Angeles. The male patients’ enforced chastity sparks quite a few amusing scenes of chatter. David, best known for a series of pirate films, is constantly pestered by adoring constituents who repeatedly parrot his “Yo ho ho” catchphrase. Also offering comic relief is the fact that Charlie is an aspiring stand-up artist who finds inspiration in such old-school joke tellers as Moms Mabley, George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Lord Buckley. Granted, “Being Charlie” isn’t the most original story. He gets released from a rehab on his 18th birthday. From director Rob Reiner (Stand My Me), Being Charlie follows a teen (Nick Robinson) who breaks out of a rehab and faces issues with his family and girlfriend. Charlie and Eva are shown after having sex, lying naked on top of the bed, she's on top of him. SXSW 2021: Broadcast Signal Intrusion, Offseason, SXSW 2021: Clerk, Not Going Quietly, Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free, SXSW 2021: Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes, Alien On Stage, The Spine of Night, SXSW 2021: Sound of Violence, Jakob's Wife, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror. It had a catchy title as well as first-time co-stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as polar-opposite buddies on their death beds. So off Charlie goes into yet another treatment facility. Carl Reiner, granddad to Nick, would be proud. Her butt is shown clearly and breasts slightly. Being Charlie Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Nick Robinson, Common Movie HD Eva’s name isn’t a coincidence, as her character isn’t given much depth … All rights reserved. His behind-the-camera output has taken a regrettably persistent plunge in quality since the mid-‘90s with … Additionally, he meets a lovely but troubled girl, Eva, also can be forced to fight drugs, elusive love and parents. Being Charlie - Zurück ins Leben (2015). Devon Bostick, Susan Misner, Ricardo Chavira and Cary Elwes have also joined the cast of the project, which is produced by Reiner and Simon Goldberg via their Castle Rock Entertainment. Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic. The last thing he needs is for his junkie son Charlie (Nick Robinson of “Jurassic World”) is to upend his chances to win during the final rounds of glad-handing. Getting sober is, strangely, shown as something of a snap set to a musical montage, but the specifics of the rehab-industrial complex and its economics are quite interesting. Enterprise . Even the fact that one of Charlie’s rehab cohorts does a mean imitation of Nicholson’s rebellious McMurphy in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” as a means of survival, provides amusement. Been sober there for 6 months and he feels like that was the worst thing to happen to him. “Being Charlie” has a strong autobiographical component. One would think he’s got it made as a bright teenager with wealthy parents, but Charlie’s also an extremely self-destructive drug addict. Read critic reviews You might also like Moreover, these boys (it’s almost always boys) brood their way right into the hearts and arms of understanding, sexy girls who also refuse to do what society says. He finds his former-actor father (Cary Elwes of THE PRINCESS BRIDE) is running for Governor and his parents are … When he whines about being in rehab again, she counters, “Where would you like to be? Eva’s name isn’t a coincidence, as her character isn’t given much depth other than to represent temptation. Some deviate into the realm of gay panic, but the dialogue is at least creative, and likely reflect reality. "Drugs may kill you, but they'll never break your heart. "Movie: Being Charlie Charlie disregards the advice of his addiction counselor (Common) and begins a romantic relationship with Eva (Morgan Saylor), another fellow addict he … In this case, Pop (“Princess Bride” alum Cary Elwes) is David Mills, a retired actor turned politician who’s in the midst of a campaign for the California governorship. Nick Robinson gives a strong performance as the angst-ridden son of a former film star-turned-gubernatorial candidate (Cary Elwes). You got to help yourself first.” Of course, his words will prove all too prophetic when a now-dutiful son still can’t catch a break from his dad and resumes his old habits—just in time for Election Day. Reiner's coming-of-age dramedy received its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Der 18-jährige Charlie kämpft seit Jahren erfolglos gegen seine Drogensucht. Nick Reiner, the 22-year-old son of director and actor Rob Reiner, isn’t the first rich Hollywood kid to capitalize upon his experiences in rehab in order to enter the family business. The pair can’t get too intimate for fear of being tossed from the program. Charlie reluctantly returns to a new adult facility where he meets a troubled young woman, Eva. Cary Elwes “Being Charlie” is coming of age story in which the main character is a teenage drug addict. Being Charlie DRAMA From Academy Award-Nominated Director Rob Reiner (STAND BY ME, A FEW GOOD MEN), BEING CHARLIE is a coming of age story about a troublesome 18-year-old (Nick Robinson of JURRASSIC WORLD) who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic and returns home to … Indeed, if Being Charlie has anything going for it, it isn’t the dull father/son showdown at the end, it’s the observational stuff along the way. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents. He gives this cynical, angry mess of an adolescent a choice: Either enter adult rehab, now that he has come of age, or be tossed out on the street and face charges for his Utah hooliganism. Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA. But this one has a seemingly cool girl named Eva (Morgan Saylor) to break the monotony, who smokes clove cigarettes and matches him sarcastic comment-for-sarcastic comment. Charlie Mills has just turned 18 and is running away from rehab, again. Summary: Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. His heroes aren’t musicians or sports figures, but George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and, in what’s sure to be her only archival appearance in a film this year, Moms Mabley. Susan Wloszczyna spent much of her nearly thirty years at USA TODAY as a senior entertainment reporter. Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. Not the intention, I’m sure, but dammit I don’t care what society dictates: I tell you the truth! But the end product was mostly a reflection of the younger Benson’s still-in-the-formative-phase talents. Nach seiner jüngsten Flucht aus einer Jugend-Entzugsklinik schicken ihn seine reichen Eltern in eine Einrichtung für drogensüchtige Erwachsene. Story mechanics kick in when a smartphone recording of the candidate’s son saying shocking things about his father ends up on YouTube, but this, like most of the actual plot of Being Charlie, is of secondary interest. Robinson, whose boyish Sean Astin-like features and physique—imagine a sardonic and bitter teenage hobbit—provide a nice contrast to such lowlife behavior as stealing Oxycontin from a terminally ill old lady whose son has kindly given him a lift. One has to wonder how many times former “All in the Family” star Reiner has been called "Meathead" over the years. But this dramedy about a troubled child born into privilege who runs away from a remote Utah facility on his 18th birthday and back to his parents’ palatial Bel-Air mansion is an emotionally honest turn for the better for papa Reiner. Neither father nor son is averse to allowing their onscreen alter egos to come off badly. Being Charlie’s teenaged title character hails from a world of extreme privilege. From Academy Award®-Nominated Director Rob Reiner (STAND BY ME, A FEW GOOD MEN), BEING CHARLIE is a coming of age story about a troublesome 18-year-old (Nick Robinson of JURRASSIC WORLD) who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic and returns home to Los Angeles. Most of Charlie’s other relationships are just as unconvincing, because most of the characters are equally flattened out by Charlie’s self-focused lens. At least the material doesn’t shy away from questioning the conventional wisdom behind such programs and suggests that they don’t always fit the needs of everyone while profiting from repeat offenders. While it’s not exactly “Trainspotting,” “Being Charlie” strives for authenticity in its main character’s ups and downs even if the plot isn’t as compelling as the performances. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to … Titre original Being Charlie IMDb Note 6.2 3,779 votes Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. The film’s opening sequence is of a bratty rich kid breaking nice stained glass windows to Stax bluesman Albert King’s Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven. When they finally get a weekend furlough, she’s itching to break into a wine collection, despite previously seeming committed to the rules. But for director Rob Reiner, Being Charlie is one from the bruised heart. Director Rob Reiner’s comeback film, based on a screenplay by his son, is packed with cliches about teenage drug addiction, but not without charm, Thu 5 May 2016 18.43 EDT Now unchained from the grind of daily journalism, she is ready to view the world of movies with fresh eyes. Charlie isn’t the only one who grows during the picture. Would you be OK with Iraq, Dafur, New Jersey?” He smiles. What adolescent doesn’t want to scowl and spit in the face of square adults who just don’t get it? What a blast! Charlie begins a relationship with fellow rehab patient Eva (Morgan Saylor) and the two attempt to get clean, but they find maintaining sobriety a constant struggle. The man agrees to drop him at a bus station after dropping his mother home. When he returns home to Los Angeles, his parents stage an intervention and force him to go to adult rehab. His behind-the-camera output has taken a regrettably persistent plunge in quality since the mid-‘90s with such non-starters as “Alex & Emma,” “Rumor Has It…,” “Flipped” and “And So It Goes.” And about the only reason that the fountain of schmaltz known as “The Bucket List” became a hit in 2007? (Early in the picture he steals oxycontin from an elderly cancer patient.). Just last year, Zephyr Benson, the 24-year-old son of ‘70s and ‘80s heartthrob. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents. Despite its addiction to cliches, by the time Being Charlie ends it’s a little bit emotional, thanks a great deal to Robinson’s performance. He hitchhiked and is picked up by a man and his sick mother. Being Charlie, the newest film from Rob Reiner based on a somewhat autobiographical screenplay by his son Nick, puts all the others to shame for making teenage drug addiction look so appealing. Like most family affairs, the film isn’t perfect but it is memorable, and provides a passable high when it is over—one that you haven’t felt from a Rob Reiner production in ages. (This is probably something I should speak to a counselor about.). Morgan Frances Saylor (born October 26, 1994) is an American actress. I’d like to extend this to the much smaller genre of films about young kids of privilege who get stuck in drug rehabs or mental wards. Also starring Common. Being Charlie Eva (2015) McFarland, USA Julie White (2015) Jamie Marks Is Dead Gracie Highsmith (2014) Homeland Dana Brody (2011-2013) The Greening of Whitney Brown Annie (2011) Father of Invention Young Claire (12) (2010) Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Annie (2009) K-Ville Lana Roberts (2007) Actress. His father, David Wells (Cary Elwes), is a former A-list movie star, famous for his pirate adventures, who’s now running for governor of California—sort of a bizarre cross between Johnny Depp and Arnold Schwarzenegger (though the pirate bit is likely a nod to Elwes’ role in The Princess Bride). From Academy Award®-Nominated Director Rob Reiner (STAND BY ME, A FEW GOOD MEN), BEING CHARLIE is a coming of age story about a troublesome 18-year-old (Nick Robinson of JURRASSIC WORLD) who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic and returns home to Los Angeles. Rob Reiner's directorial project, Being Charlie, cast a pair of young stars, Nick Robinson and Morgan Saylor, and actor-musician Common to lead the cast. Charlie can’t afford to stray, as part of a deal he’s set up to avoid a jail stint. Meanwhile, dad is a tough-love bully (mom, played by Susan Misner, is the comforting good cop) who greets his just-arrived son not with a much-needed hug but with a burly hairy stranger in an ugly Hawaiian shirt, who proceeds to commence with an intervention while spouting such well-worn clichés as, “No one said that sobriety is easy.” What would be easy is to hate David, but Elwes is able to summon a world of hurt, pain and frustration in the eyes of his character even while sporting a politician’s plastic smile. But the senior Reiner, whose filmmaking resume includes such durable classics as “Stand by Me,” “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally …” and “A Few Good Men” actually directed, produced and helped shape his son’s screenplay, which was partially influenced by their own contentious relationship over Nick’s numerous failed attempts to stay clean. Last modified on Mon 19 Jun 2017 07.09 EDT, Critics frequently cite François Truffaut’s theory that there can never be a true anti-war film. Being Charlie stars Nick Robinson as the title character. Lowest Rated: 23% Being Charlie (2015) Birthday: Oct 26, 1994. Just last year, Zephyr Benson, the 24-year-old son of ‘70s and ‘80s heartthrob Robby Benson (“One on One,” “Ice Castles”), wrote, directed, executive-produced and starred in “Straight Outta Tompkins,” about a well-off New York high-schooler who goes from recreational drug abuser to hardcore dealer. Also starring Cary Elwes and Common. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. We have seen plenty of recalcitrant druggies and alcoholics in group counseling sessions on TV and film before (for me, nothing beats Edie Falco’s amazing seven-season swan dive into the nightmare world of pain pill abuse on Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie”). From Academy Award-Nominated Director Rob Reiner (STAND BY ME, A FEW GOOD MEN), BEING CHARLIE is a coming of age story about a troublesome 18-year-old… Father Robby helped out as an executive producer and composed the film’s score. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. From David and Lisa to It’s Kind of a Funny Story (making stops along the way with scenes from Ordinary People and lesser known movies like Manic) I’m usually left in a reverie, half-wishing I could ditch the worries of the real world, go back in time, cozy up inside of an institution and find the love of a carefree, unorthodox girlfriend. Interestingly enough, “Being Charlie” (co-written with fellow recovering addict Matt Elisofon) proves to be a kind of career rehab for Dad. Rob Reiner Independent Feature Film Audition. He's mostly covered by her body, but his pubic region is slightly visible. Father Robby helped out as an executive producer and composed the film’s score. The exception to this is Eva (Morgan Saylor), a similarly sardonic blonde who quickly forges a romantic bond with Charlie, even if the po-faced counselors disapprove. But the end product was mostly a reflection of the younger Benson’s still-in-the-formative-phase talents. Interestingly enough, “Being Charlie” (co-written with fellow recovering addict Matt Elisofon) proves to be a kind of career rehab for Dad. According to the production notes, Nick Reiner (the director’s son) wrote the screenplay with Matt Elisofon, whom he … Charlie’s talent show appearance is a remarkable sequence, and, without overly intellectualizing it, it’s a nice example of how one can turn personal pain into jokes. Dort lernt er die Leidensgenossin Eva kennen und verliebt sich in sie. Perhaps "Being Charlie" is an examination of the ways in which those who have everything can still be victims of this disease, but Charlie just isn't a sympathetic vessel for the message. “Gimme a break,” you think, “who the hell does this kid think he is? This includes an Ezra Miller-esque drug buddy (Devon Bostick), a tough-but-fair halfway house chaperone (Common) and the bottle-blonde love interest Eva (Morgan Saylor). His slow march toward sobriety is pretty by the numbers (the program does suggest following steps) but the rote nature of the storyline is fleshed out nicely with a stable of good side characters. There he meets Eva, a beautiful but troubled girl, and is confronted by his issues with drugs, love, and family. There’s a youthful kick to the dialogue along with a matter-of-fact edginess (including nudity, frank sexuality and crude language) in what feels like a vicarious portal into private woes that are public knowledge. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Being Charlie has wonderful intentions and a strong central performance, but an affecting true story gets lost in the script's surfeit of clichés. Part of Charlie’s journey includes finding his voice as a standup comedian. Interné dans une clinique pour faire face à son addiction à la drogue, Charlie rencontre Eva, une jeune femme aussi perdue que lui. Returning home, he is shocked to learn that his father, a former film star currently running for Governor of California, has staged an intervention, with the goal of making Charlie address--and, hopefully, conquer--his substance abuse issues far from the harsh glare of the media. There’s no way I’m going to like this jerk!” The closing credits roll under the rich, emotional and far more appropriate-to-the-demographic Fever to the Form by Nick Mulvey, and it’s actually quite inspiring. Also welcome are some original bits of inside-showbiz business that flavor the story. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents. “Maybe not New Jersey.” Eventually, they go to separate halfway houses split by gender. Turns out friendships are fine among program participants, but not romance. Nick Reiner, the director’s 22-year-old son, had his own experiences with addiction as a teen.
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