1-800-Hot-Nite

This was like the boy version of Thirteen or Speak, but for the current generation. I was born in 1993, so it's been a long time since middle school. I still remembered how it was watching the new generation, and I felt so bad for kids as they suffered physical abuse and crazy adults.

This film is perfect for anyone who likes gritty realistic films. It's definitely about kids of today, but they made it timeless in a way too. It reminded me of my time, even if I was in suburbia, not a city.

Parents should watch this with their kids, even if they live a completely different life. So many kids suffer in situations like this.

I got conned into watching 1-800-Hot-Nite by the Director himself who gets a 10/10 for being a kick ass hype man and sales man for his terrible film. I met him at a film festival and he had me sold on this 1-800 film and his abilities as a filmmaker which I would actually rank very poorly now that I have seen the work.

But he got me as I purchased this film on digital based on his hyping it and telling me how it got into some prestigious Euro festival which now I suspect may not even be true or if it did get it in it was possibly because the Director conned someone there too.

It has a 90's vibe which I usually dig but it seems like it is also in modern times I don't know if I missed something or it is just another terrible problem in this film. The cast is pretty weak but it could have been the scripting as they also are forced to say pointless lines in constantly contrived narrative which lacks a focus. I mean really this film is about nothing and is plain boring I am sorry to say.

To be fair the actor who plays the main kid is actually pretty good at times and the woman in the car seems to be a pro actress but the rest are kind of forgettable.

I just felt like I got cheated out of my time more than money honestly, and I really hope no one else gets conned into watching this film. This Director either has no shame or he truly has no idea what a good script and good film-making is.

Just all in all bad for indy film when schlock like this gets pushed on the consumer, bad for the distributor selling this schlock and bad for the festivals showing this schlock.

I didn't expect this movie to be that good , honestly I didn't understand the low ratings but as a kid this was a great coming of age , the script wasn't a problem , I felt this was a kid having learning about the real world in a hard way .. at first I thought it was going to be a comedy ( like super bad American pie etc etc ) but no it was more of David Clark's ( kids) not as vulgar but that same type of feel ... as a kid you think you have the answers and think life hits one way but in reality it doesn't ... live is hard , in one night one little boy learns almost every life lesson you can learn in a life time , friends , love, people , adults and cold reality. I really enjoyed this movie in my opinion it's something new compared to what's been coming out lately.

Watched at the Deauville Film Festival. A coming-of-age stay about 3 LA teens, CONGRATS to Dallas, Garrison and Mylen, their performances are awesome. Loved their acting especially Garrison and Dallas, and Mylen was great too. But the biggest problem here is that the movie lacks a solid script, the films is an addition of scenes and situations in LA where our 3 heroes are lost, but there's no really involvement, so no emotion, identification and there is not a clear objective for the kids (for instance, there's one very strong in "Stand by me"). This makes the film slow and unclear, about its intentions.

In addition, there are holes, unrealistic, unnatural situations and character's behaviors, especially the phone operator's behavior is not realistic. The dark/orange cinematography and lighting is great in some scenes, and full of mistakes in others. For instance, at some point the kid is sitting in a very dark room with no light, and talking to a woman, who is lit as if the room was full of lights, it could have been better. There are similar light problems throughout the film.

It just could have been better, the movie could have deserved a 6-8/10, we can feel how passionate the crew is, but it definitely a much better script.

Growing up isn't always a straight path, and some are forced to grow up sooner than others. The young characters in this film were forced to deal with heavy issues and grow up in front of our eyes. The script is deft at blending the very real lightness that can come with being a kid, with the heavy realities of their home lives. You believe their journey and the emotions are palpable. The actors are incredible and three boys have a chemistry that is so fun to watch. Ali Richey as Ava, portrayed a woman who has lived a hard life but still has a soft side. Her connection with Tommy (played by Dallas Young), starts as pure comedy. As in real life, however, you never know who will be there when you need it. Watching their connection was powerful. This film is well acted and writing/directing from Nick Richey demonstrates incredible talent! This was a powerful film with a lot of passion behind it. Recommend highly!