My American Cousin

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My American Cousin ★★★ 1985 (PG)

Award-winning autobiographical Canadian coming-of-age comedy set in 1959 on a British Columbia farm. 12-year-old Sandy (Langrick) exasperates her parents and has just discovered the appeal of boys when her rebellious, funloving, runaway 17-year-old American cousin Butch (Wildman) shows up (in a red Cadillac convertible) over summer vacation. Followed by “American Boyfriends” (1989) 94m/C VHS . CA Margaret Langrick, John Wildman, Richard Donat, Jane Mortifee; D: Sandy Wilson; W: Sandy Wilson. Genie ‘86: Actor (Wildman), Actress (Langrick), Director (Wilson), Film.

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