The film is about a group of teenagers who. Josh added that everyone has "awkward teenage years" but most people can move on from them, whereas his feature on reruns of TV shows that still air today. Estes and starring Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, and Carly Schroeder. The actor is said to have lost around 100 pounds through working out and admitted that he then "made up for lost time" - before meeting his now-wife Paige O'Brien. The vlogger stated that the reason for this was because he "was not comfortable going out into the world like that" - though later addressed his insecurity with his body. The granddaddy of hipster festivals entices with more than 170 acts on eight stages in historic Grant Park on the Lake. Josh said he would get "invited to some cool things" because he was famous, but he used to decline lots of the offers because he didn't feel comfortable in himself.įurther explaining his experience, he said that when he was in his late teens, he would choose to stay home and alphabetise his DVD collection - rather than go to events. He revealed: "A big reason why I lost weight was because I wanted to kiss a girl." The actor however said that he didn't give himself the opportunity much though. Just when you fear Mean Creek is taking the well-trod route, more interesting elements emerge, and the story evolves into a complex brew of guilt, fear, righteousness and empathy.Josh has since lost a considerable amount of weight (Image: Getty Images for Samsung) But Estes has most distinguished himself by making a first movie with a singular voice. Stellar casting helps - Carly Schroeder, incongruously of The Lizzie McGuire Movie, in particular lends a gentle touch to the testosterone-heavy cast. Josh Peck is finding a way to navigate his friendship with Drake Bell, who is in the midst of a child. Mean Creek has more similarities to other movies than it does differences, but it still feels like its own story. Josh Peck reacted to Drake Bell pleading guilty to attempted child endangerment. Like Bully, or last year’s Elephant, the kids of Mean Creek seem to exist in a world without parents, or with parents utterly oblivious to the often troubled lives of their children. Josh Peck as Josh Nichols Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols Miranda Cosgrove as Megan Parker Allison Scagliotti as Mindy Crenshaw Julia Duffy as Mrs. Mean Creek recalls many movies with similar plots, including River’s Edge and the locally rooted Bully. Their scheme: a small boat trip culminating in a humiliating prank. Sam’s protective (and bored) older brother, Rocky (Trevor Morgan), and Rocky’s friend, swaggering alpha male Marty (Scott Mechlowicz), want to get revenge on George. The shy, slender middle-schooler is routinely tormented by George (Josh Peck), a sadistic but clearly disturbed fat kid who’s been held back a few grades. Rory Culkin, so arresting in Signs and You Can Count on Me that it’s easy to forget his older brother’s Home Alone reign of child-star terror, plays Sam. Estes, 31, channeled his rage and frustration over a personal incident seven years ago into this dark but strangely hopeful tale of a group of teens who conspire to play a trick on a bully. Mean Creek, a beautifully filmed and frequently stirring drama, is the first feature written and directed by the young Jacob Aaron Estes.
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