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I caught this one zapping around during morning television. I saw a bunch of my favorite actors (George C. Scott, Kathy Bates) and decided to sit it out.

My conclusion, "Angus" is an overlooked gem.

One thing baffles me though: this movie is listed as comedy, but I found not much to laugh about.

"Angus" is in fact a rather painful movie to watch sometimes, because the strongest subject matter it deals with is bullying.

It deals some very real and emotional issues, about parents' frustration about their inability to protect their children all the time. The acting is superb, and to be honest, the comic relief was a tad out of place.

The movie contains some very good acting and some excellent scenes and dialogue. It also features a heart wrenching monologue by Angus (played by Charlie Talbert) when he confides in his grandfather (George C. Scott), who's about to be married.

So, see beyond the awkward comic elements and "Angus" is an enjoyable, "actor driven" movie that did not get the attention it deserved.

You'll probably enjoy the soundtrack as well. Whatever happened to the obviously talented Talbert anyway?

It is a shame "Angus" never got the high praise or exposure it really deserves. At times gut-wrenching in its portrayal of high school cruelness, at other times sweetly heartwarming in its portrayal of high school innocence, "Angus" is an endearing good guy trapped in a waspy, snake-pit-like high school in Anytown, USA. The strength of "Angus" is its believability; of course it's far-fetched at times, it's a movie, and yet it still works amazingly well. Charlie Talbert and Chris Owen, Angus and Troy, respectively, are a real treat to watch as the pair of outcasts. Their chemistry radiates offscreen, and they become both heroes and comic relief in a combination that drives them to the audience's heart. Some of the film's best belly laughs, in fact, are direct results of their all-too-believable dialogue.

James Van Der Beek is one of the most hateable bad guys I've seen in some time, and boy he plays it well. What a deliciously different role, compared to his often annoying "Dawson's Creek" persona! This is some great work by him, even if its not a lot. Strong support from George C. Scott and Kathy Bates; it was fun watching them in a heartfelt film like this, especially Scott, General Patton himself. Please, if you ever get the chance to see this film, SEE IT!! You will not be untouched nor remorseful. You'll have a new favorite way to pass an hour and a half. (Great score by David Russo, I'd love to see a release of it!)

"Angus" is a great film. It is the exact opposite of the Clue less, teenage film reign and I love it. It looks at the life of a freshman teen who is un-popular, over weight, and un-apreciated. Just like most of the REAL teens in High School today. Chris Crutcher (who wrote the short story this film is based on) knows exactly how a real teenagers life works who is not popular. This is terrific.

Angus made me laugh and cry many times during its short hour and a half. Yes, I was a fat teenager. Maybe that's whyI loved this movie so much.

But it's about the strugle, the will to live, that we all face. No matter what age.

Of all things, in my freshman year of high school this movie came out and I was stunned. It was about a guy whose own life mirrored my own I just got up and applauded (literally) through the whole thing. Angus was me in school, right down to his geeky friend/sidekick. I was a different kind of person from the rest of the crowd. I was big, and smart, kept to myself mostly but that was so I didn't get into trouble. The biggest difference? I have Tourrette's Syndrome, and was only beginning to show the major ticks associated with it when this movie came out. It was nice to see that people like me could be shown on the big screen in so positive a way. So of course I had to write a review on it here.

The movie is about a fat kid, who like me was good at science and fair at football (though I truly despise football, thanks Coach!) who has a single mom and lives with his grandfather, both played marvelously by Cathy Bates and George C. Scott. Angus wants to get with the popular chick, who just happens to be dating his arch-rival in school that has suffered numerous broken noses over the years from Angus' wrath.

You grow to love his grandad who gives him advice on how its OK to be different, to just "Screw 'em!" If you're looking for a realistic movie about high school and you were different from the rest of the crowd like I was, then Angus is your movie. And his mom, once more like me, seems to be one of the only people who truly ever understand him. Top it all off with his big science project to be able to attend the Magnet School in town, and you've got something spectacular! Add the soundtrack for extra points and I give it a 10 out of 10! "Go for it Angus!" God, I love that line!

Angus is an overweight teenager who only wants to be accepted by his peers. Much like reality, Angus is a nerd but a likable one with a great personality. Rather than lose weight, Angus does become an unlikely hero without changing himself to please others. That is the part of the film, Angus, that makes the difference. It is a wonderful film overall and children and even adults of all ages can identify with Angus' plight to overcome acceptance. High School was hard for some of us while easier for others. Angus points out that it's difficult feeling unaccepted because of his weight. Ironically, we live in a society where childhood obesity is an epidemic and they think by removing salt from the lunch packets that they would help solve the problem. I ate lots of unhealthy food and drank plenty of soda during my days but I also exercised regularly. I rarely spent an entire day inside until I became an adult. I walked, rode my bike, swam, ran, and played games with the neighborhood children. I think it's awful that children are going to gyms as if they were adults. That was what was fun about being a kid is that we imagined ourselves as adults.

Misguided, unfunny film concerns overweight, unpopular high school boy who struggles to gain respect from his peers. Eventually he's invited to the school dance, but it may be just a prank at Angus' expense. Sloppy direction from Patrick Read Johnson sinks a decent supporting cast, including Kathy Bates and Chris Owen. As our protagonist's grandfather, George C. Scott has a completely routine role; worse, his scenes look as if they were shot all in one day. This type of running-his-shorts-up-the-flagpole comedy will no doubt tickle some, but the script by Jill Gordon (via Chris Crutcher's short story) is wholly uninspired and unoriginal, and the results are crudely obvious. * from ****

Angus was a wonderful movie. it followed the most basic of plot lines, but what i loved about it was the acting, writing, and directing, because those were what made Angus extraordinarily good and unique. chris owen was a triumph, and let's not even talk about charlie talbert. Angus also has a quality to it that was very reminiscent of the story it was based on. the exchanges between Angus and Troy were literally the best i've ever seen. they are truly the original dynamic duo of disaster. with luck, other characters hoping to achieve that particular brand of fame will be measured against them for years to come. ps: read the short story if you haven't. pps: james van der beek gave a great (though small) performance, very uncharacteristic of "the kid's movie villain".

For its genres - which I would assess as Coming of Age, Buddy Film, with a small element of Revenge flick and some comedy but not principally a comedy - I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would. Well cast with largely no names (and one big exception), the characters are believable and not entirely as one might anticipate. . The dialogue could have been purely pap but was not at all. The plot, though stereotypical, was not as foreseeable as many and had some nice twists. Overall I found it a highly enjoyable film.

ANGUS started out with good intentions and a good premise. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, the script ran out of fresh ideas, and started sticking in a lot of old Hollywood tripe.

The leads (Kathy Bates, George C. Scott & Charlie Talbert) give it the old college try, but can't overcome the fumbling script. The last half is so predictable, it was almost unwatchable. Despite the razza-mattazz hype from the studios, ANGUS is a pretty mediocre outing.

I grew up with this movie, I enjoyed it so much. I watched it every week of my childhood. I wasn't really one of those kids who got picked on, I just thought Angus was a true (real life) hero and I looked up to him. There isn't too many one dimensional characters in this film. Everyone has feelings and the movie does a great job of showing their feelings. I have not read the short story, but if it's anything like this movie it'll be great.

Like all teen movies it has a strong message that is spelled out for everyone. Unlike other teen movies this one seem to show everyone's side of high school life, even though the two main character's are "outcast" they're not really nerds. they both play on the football team and one of them is really good. You don't really expect that from "losers". The whole movie has great gags that everyone can enjoy and they're really funny.

Charlie Talbert plays Angus Bethune (Great name, right?) his best friend Troy Wedberg is played by Chris Owen (Can't Hardly Wait) and he is just hysterical throughout the whole movie. George C. Scott (Patton) plays Angus' grandfather that is always falling asleep and he plays the role of dad to Angus giving him advice. Kathy Bates (Misery) does a great job as Angus' mother, Kathy Bates is just a great actor. Then we have James Van Der Beek (Varsity Blues) playing the bully and he does do a great job at it and Ariana Richards (Jurassic Park) plays Melissa Lefevre which Angus has a crush on.

Overall I recommend this movie to anyone that likes teen movies such as the breakfast club, can't hardly wait, and sixteen candles. As longs as you went to public high school this film can't get old.

I love 'Sixteen Candles', 'Fast Times..' and 'American Pie' and other teen movies even though I haven't been in that age bracket for quite awhile. I like seeing characters who have not yet been beaten down by the pressures of adult life; they are generally funnier than most movie characters cause they can be. Of course growing up is a disaster for many people...like Angus, in 'Angus.' His mother is a trucker, his grandfather means well and therefore receives a fair amount of Angus' frustration, which is considerable. Not only is he overweight, but he is angry (I don't think the kid smiled once) and, according to him, 'I don't sweat, I rain.'

I can't recommend or like a movie that has so little regard for all its characters. There is cruelty galore, and not just to Angus.

This film is an excellent example of the pressures of High School hierarchy. It is realistic and very funny! It has been one of my favorite movies for a long time now and I still am not tried of it. Kathy Bates and George C. Scott (as usual) display their versatile abilities as their hilarious characters trying to cope with Angus' (Charlie Talbert) problems with him as much as work out their own issues. Of all the High School teen flicks, I believe this to be the most dramatic and sophisticated in storyline. James Van Der Beek plays the classic quarterback that everyone has met before and just loves to hate. Angus has always thought that the key was to be more like Rick (Van Der Beek) but then realizes that he truly needs to be himself. As it turns out, Angus' chelating crush, Melissa (Ariana Richards), is just as frightened of other people as Angus is. As a cruel joke, Angus is nominated to be Winter King at their school. Angus realizes the intentions behind the nomination and turns the situation into a positive experience. This movie is full of humor, classic characters we all knew and underwear up the flagpole. I deeply recommend this film. Enjoy!

This movie is nothing more than feel-good teen fluff masquerading as a "message" movie. Not that it couldn't have worked as a message movie, but the ending is so laughably implausible that it ruins everything that came before.

I guess the best way to describe this film is to say that it suffers from an identity crisis. It attempts to walk the line between comedy and drama, but fails on both counts. It's not funny enough to be considered a full-blown comedy, but neither is it true-to-life, as most good dramas are. Everyone likes to root for the underdog, but this film's outcome is hopelessly false.

If you want a light, breezy teenage comedy, rent Clueless. If you want a portrait of adolescent torment that will actually make you think, see Welcome to the Dollhouse. If, however, you want a movie that pretends to have something to say, yet lacks the you-know-what to give us anything more than a predictable, warm and fuzzy ending...well, I guess Angus is your thing.

I couldn't remember the title to this movie at first, but I remember the plum tux as plain as day.

As a few other people have written and I'll re-iterate, why does Hollywood mis-label movies so much? Are they as insecure as Angus when it comes to picking a genre'? Although there is some comic relief ( as in life - there also is ), this is not what I would call a comedy. This movie should be shown in every single school district in this country when bullying is being discussed. It is the best case for anti-bullying efforts in school that I have ever seen.

So why the "bleeping bleep" is this NOT on DVD? Considering all the TRASH that Hollywood puts out every year, here you have a golden gem that would make a ton of money as more kids who are "first timers" in school would buy.

This isn't the first movie that Hollywood has mis-labeled in the name of sales and won't be the last - but for pete sakes PLEASE put this on DVD ? My kids would watch this in a heartbeat !!! Hey - anyone at Disney listening ??? Snap this film up while it's cheap and re-release it. Guaranteed money maker every year.

The only other film that I've seen come even CLOSE to showing a kid standing up for themselves is "Sleepover" - while I like that one too, it's not anywhere near as real as this.

10 out of 10 for the movie, ZERO out of 10 for the idiots who haven't gotten it put to DVD yet.

My wife and I rented this movie just because we couldn't find anything else at the time, and did we get a surprise! Great, funny movie, anyone should enjoy this one.

Angus (1995)

*** (out of 4)

Charming gem about an overweight teenager named Angus (Charlie Talbert) who is constantly being tormented by the kids at his school. This eventually leads to him being the target of a prank that gets him elected homecoming king where he's going to have to dance with the Queen, which just happens to be the girl of his dreams (Ariana Richards). Through all of this Angus has his grandfather (George C. Scott) and mother (Kathy Bates) there trying to do what's best for him. ANGUS is a truly charming little gem and it's really too bad that it never found a bigger audience because it's really a good little movie. Of course it's going to have a big message going throughout but what really makes this film work are the performances and the relationship that Charlie has with the people around him. The main focus is the relationship between Charlie and his grandfather with this here getting some of the most heartwarming scenes in the picture. Talbert is excellent in his role as the abused teen as he really has a lot of passion in the performance and I think it's fair to say that he perfectly handles the emotional challenges of the role. Bates is also good in her supporting bit as is James Van Der Beek and Richards. The real scene stealer is George C. Scott who is just so tender and fun here as the advice giving grandfather. The film certainly borrows some from CARRIE but this here is just played for laughs and its message. The film isn't a masterpiece but for its type it's very charming and fun to watch.

Although to me it couldn't make up its mind whether it wanted to be a snidely funny adolescent comedy or an Afterschool Special, Angus definitely has its moments, especially Angus' speech at the film's high point. I wish I'd had the opportunity to utter such words when I was that age (I'm way over 30).

I have to give good marks to the performances, especially George C. Scott and the two young men in the leads (the not-all-that-fat Charlie Talbert and the adorably geeky Chris Owen) and a really good soundtrack that includes bands like Pansy Division and The Muffs. This film (in somewhat edited form) turns up on either TBS or TNT at some point or another ... worth checking out when it does show up.