Good Old Daze
Seen it?1995 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for anyone who remembers how big everything felt at sixteen and anyone who likes life-or-death stakes every episode. It gets the awkwardness and the high stakes of being young. Same wavelength as Ghost World or The Holdovers. Life-and-death stakes, often at a run.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
Ten years after their Upper Sixth, Bruno, Momo, Leon and Alain meet together in the waiting room of a maternity hospital. The father of the awaited baby is Tomasi, their best friend at that time, who died one month before due to an overdose. They remember their teenage, their laughs, their dreams, their stupid pranks... a description of the French youth in the middle of the seventies.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 62%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Cédric Klapisch
- Romain DurisTomasi
- Vincent ElbazAlain Chabert
- Nicolas KoretzkyMaurice 'Momo' Zareba
- Julien LambroschiniBruno Tourette
- Joachim LombardLéon Rouvel
- Julie-Anne RothMarie
- Hélène de FougerollesChristine
- Lisa FaulknerBarbara
- Jackie BerroyerJo
- Élodie BouchezSophie