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1971 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Tailor-made for anyone who remembers how big everything felt at sixteen and anyone with a best friend they'd call at 3am. It gets the awkwardness and the high stakes of being young. Shelve it next to Dazed and Confused or The Edge of Seventeen. The friendships are the beating heart of it.
The mood
Funny with heart.
The pace
Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 29 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
  • Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.

Best friends Michael, Steve, Cooly and Richie are seniors at a large Toronto high school. Foremost on their minds and that of many of their classmates are what they are going to do this upcoming summer and beyond. They don't want to waste away the summer much like they did this past summer. Mike is being pressured by his parents to go to university following graduation from high school, although Mike himself is unsure if that's what he wants to do. Other ideas they discuss are to tour with their band, Arctic Madness, or to start a commune on a five hundred acre parcel of wilderness property outside of Timmins that was deeded to Mike. As the end of the school year approaches and these successive ideas come and fall by the wayside, the four come to a realization of what their future together holds

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Donald Shebib

  • Don ScardinoMike
  • Ralph EndersbySteve
  • Michael KukulewichCooly
  • Peter GrossRichie
  • Hugh WebsterMr. Duncan
  • Susan PetrieSusan
  • Maxine MillerMrs. Duncan
  • Alma MatshGrandma
  • David YorstonMath teacher
  • August SchellenbergIndian #1