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Orphelins à louer

Original title: Growing Pains
  • 1984
  • R
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
515
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Orphelins à louer (1984)
Comedy

Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.

  • Director
    • Robert Houston
  • Writers
    • Robert Houston
    • Joseph Kwong
  • Stars
    • Pamela Adlon
    • Georg Olden
    • Michael Hentz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    515
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    • Director
      • Robert Houston
    • Writers
      • Robert Houston
      • Joseph Kwong
    • Stars
      • Pamela Adlon
      • Georg Olden
      • Michael Hentz
    • 9User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Pamela Adlon
    Pamela Adlon
    • Girl Joey
    • (as Pamela Segall)
    Georg Olden
    • Piper
    Michael Hentz
    • Mouse
    Joey Coleman
    • Whitey
    Christopher Brown
    • Blackie
    Anne DeSalvo
    Anne DeSalvo
    • Sister Serena
    • (as Anne De Salvo)
    Murphy Dunne
    • Mr. Kurtz
    Karen Black
    Karen Black
    • Mrs. Fitzpatrick
    Martin Mull
    Martin Mull
    • Mr. Fitzpatrick
    Stephen Stucker
    • Dr. Bender
    • (as Steve Stucker)
    Kimmy Robertson
    Kimmy Robertson
    • Sarah Fitzpatrick
    John Paul Lussier
    • Garth Fitzpatrick
    Edy Williams
    Edy Williams
    • Mrs. Slatt
    Hy Pyke
    Hy Pyke
    • Mr. Slatt
    • (as Hy Pike)
    Gertrude Flynn
    Gertrude Flynn
    • Mother Celestina
    Lark Hackshaw
    • Nurse Bates
    Bill Quinones
    • Pepe
    Seth Wagerman
    • 'Professor'
    • Director
      • Robert Houston
    • Writers
      • Robert Houston
      • Joseph Kwong
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    10meshhomelife

    Greatest Eighties Movie ever

    If you can find this movie, it is your destiny to see it. My dad rented it when I was eight. I made him copy it so I could watch it every day. Bad Manners(aka growing Pains, Goonies and Ferris Beuler were the only three movies that I would watch when I was a kid. That may give you some idea of the prestige of this movie. The guy who wrote this movie is a God. The scene in the bus stop is one of the most memorable scenes in any movie ever. Why does everyone start kissing when the fire alarm goes off? I have no idea, but I love it. My best friend Chris saw this movie too. We always talk about it. No one else I've ever met has ever heard of it. I used to think the orphan girl with the black hair in it was hot. I am about to see what other movies she was in. maybe she ended up doing a porn after this. I will have to check.
    PeteStud

    Ring For De Soup? Karen Black is awesome!!

    Never mind its obscurity , fans of 80s glossy childish trash will love this as well as young teenagers who may find it a little dated.Altenatively known as BAD MANNERS in Australia Karen Black stars and is in full nerosis here and has never been better. Rumour has it this canadian made curiousity was first put forward by Disney who later backed out of the project. Younger Fans of REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS should eat this up with Martin Mull, that blonde girl with the annoying voice in Twin Peaks, Russ Meyers ex wife and a cast of unknowns who fit with the zany acting style this movie requires. Has a snippet of SHOGUN ASSASSIN and band SPARKS supply the excellent soundtrack.If anyone knows if a LP or CD exists please contact me!!! I thought it was goofy and great!
    10jbjthrasher

    its the best 1980's film ever made that never makes it to any 80s movie list and pretty much nobody has even seen bad manners

    Write your review here i grew up in the whole 80s and Bad Manners was the very first film i seen in 1984 this movie should of been in the box office it would of been a huge hit they should re-release it into the box office now im sure that lots of people would go see bad manners at the theathers
    7kevin_robbins

    Bad Manners is a delightful coming-of-age film with fun characters and circumstances

    I recently watched Bad Manners (1984) on Tubi. The storyline follows a group of kids at an orphanage who run things their way and have fun doing it. When one of the kids is adopted and begs to stay with them, the friends escape the orphanage and set out on an adventure to find and rescue their adopted friend so they can stay together forever.

    This film is directed by Bobby Houston (Shogun Assassin) and stars Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces), Martin Mull (Clue), Anne DeSalvo (Arthur), Pamela Adlon (Grease 2), Edy Williams (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls), and Kimmy Robertson (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids).

    I enjoyed this movie much more than I anticipated. Yes, the scenarios were unrealistic, but the kids are wild, vulgar, and unpredictable, which I loved. Karen Black was phenomenal and added a different brand of comedy compared to the juveniles. There's a football helmet sequence that cracked me up. The use of spray paint in the settings and the blood brothers scene, reminiscent of most boys' childhoods, added to the fun. There was also some unexpected nudity, including a random nude nun sequence. The open ending was magic.

    In conclusion, Bad Manners is a delightful coming-of-age film with fun characters and circumstances. I would score this a 7/10 and recommend it if you're looking for something different.
    8HellBellsLiveWired

    A Crude Yet Charming 80's Gem

    Bad Manners (1984)

    From the back shelf of the local video store comes Bad Manners, a wacky, outrageous, over- the-top comedy film from 1984. The film centers on four troubled adolescent friends who escape their crazy orphanage and set off on an adventure to save another friend whose been adopted by weirdo yuppies. The film more than lives up to its title with the kind of crass and borderline-tasteless humor one could only find in an 80's movie. Featuring plenty of kick- ass music, funny one-liners, naked breasts, fighting, cursing, beer-guzzling and general madness, Bad Manners is a truly entertaining and endearing 80's cult comedy.

    I recently rediscovered the film after several years of searching for it with no luck. My parents had rented it on VHS when I was a kid and the movie stuck with me not only because it was so funny and outrageous, but because I felt a real connection to the characters. I got a real sense that their friendship was genuine, and I felt the same way after finally re-watching it ten years later. Quentin Tarantino defined these types of films as 'hang-out' movies, as in movies that make you feel as though you are friends with the characters, like The Big Lebowski for example. A 'hang-out' movie is a perfect way to describe Bad Manners.

    The beginning of the film is mostly episodic, focusing on how the main characters spend their everyday lives causing havoc and mayhem in the "Home of the Bleeding Heart" Catholic orphanage. They have declared war on the gung-ho head mistress Sister Serena and ex-Nazi Mr. Kurtz, who zaps misbehaving children with a cattle prod. The place is turned upside down when the eternally cool and antisocial bad ass Piper arrives to stir things up. Intent on escaping, Piper reignites the rebellious spirit of his peers and befriends the tall and lanky Whitey, the token black kid Blackey, the rude problem child 'Mouse', and a tomboy named Joey played by a young Pamela Adlon who would later go on to voice Bobby Hill.

    Mouse is soon adopted by a psychotic couple of yuppies played by Karen Black and Martin Mull with absurd campiness. As Mouse wreaks havoc on their home and life, Piper and the gang manage to escape the orphanage and set out on an adventure to rescue him. Their journey leads to several hilarious scenes including mayhem at a bus station and being threatened by a taxi driver with a pick-Axe.

    The acting of the kids is actually the high point of the film, which is surprising considering the great majority of child actors suck. Like I said before, their friendship seems genuine and fun, which makes for a very entertaining viewing experience. Maybe the only reason I felt a connection to the kids is because I saw it when I was a kid and could relate to them. I could understand how an up stuck adult could see this film and consider it complete garbage. Let's just say this movie is for the young and the young at heart.

    I hesitate on calling this a cult film, because as far as I can tell it doesn't have any following at all. For some reason this film has slipped through the cracks into near-obscurity, but it deserves so much more. It is a truly funny unique film full of personality and a spirit of rebellion. I love this movie.

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    • Trivia
      Final theatrical feature film of actor Richard Deacon who played a ticket salesman.
    • Quotes

      Girl Joey: Do you think he's a junkie?

      Whitey: Yeah, he looks like a junkie.

      Mouse: That's how come he killed her.

      Whitey: Killed who?

      Mouse: His mother. She was getting his cocaine, so he iced her.

    • Connections
      Features Shogun Assassin (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Growing Pains
      Written by Russell Mael

      Performed by Sparks

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    • Release date
      • 1987 (Peru)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Growing Pains
    • Filming locations
      • The Rindge House - 2263 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA(Interiors only, as Home of the Bleeding Heart for Orphans.)
    • Production company
      • Growing Pains Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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