Youth in Revolt



"In the movies the good guy gets the girl. In real life it's usually the prick."

"Francois: I'm gonna wrap your legs around my head and wear you like the crown that you are. Nicky: If that's okay with you."

A film about Nick Twisp, an Unlucky Everydude who's unhappy with his position in life. But everything changes for him once his mother's current boyfriend owes a great deal of money; they flee the town on vacation to Clearlake and stay at a trailer park. There he meets Sheeni Saunders.

Once the vacations ends and Nick has to head back home, Sheeni and Nick formulate a plan:. Once Sheeni finishes off her part of the plan, Nick gets creative with his: he creates an alter ego in the form of Francois, a Badass smoker who is everything Nick imagines Sheeni wants.

The trouble is things go exactly as planned.

Starring Michael Cera as Nick/Francois.

"Nick:"
 * Abhorrent Admirer: The girl at Sheeni's French prep school becomes disturbingly attached to Nick after he sends her a few flattering letters (to manipulate her).
 * All Girls Want Bad Boys: The reason why Nick creates Francois is because Sheeni requests that Nick be "very, very bad.".
 * Antiquated Linguistics: The juvenile characters astonishingly retain a sophisticated nomenclature.
 * Brief Accent Imitation: Vijay, Nick's friend with a (possibly Indo) British accent, pretends to have an Indian accent in order to pretend to be a refugee.
 * California Doubling: A bizarre inversion. The film is set in various California locations- Oakland, Clearlake, Berkeley, Ukiah, etc. Yet it was filmed entirely in Michigan, with some reshoots in Louisiana. Obviously, Michigan looks nothing like California, though it could be said that the exact setting of the story is unimportant.
 * A Date with Rosie Palms: The first scene of the movie is of Nick finishing up...
 * Disney Acid Sequence: After Nick takes 'shrooms.
 * Disproportionate Retribution: Nick.
 * Earn Your Happy Ending: Apparently so.
 * Easily Forgiven:.
 * Fan Service: Sheeni in her bikini and sleepwear, Taggarty in her sexy black underwear. And, for Michael Cera fans, he spends a fair amount of the movie bare-chested and/or in boxers.
 * Girl Next Door: Sheeni.
 * Gone Horribly Right: Nick and Francois successfully act out, but it results in . Though Nick gets what he wants, by the end he has to deal with the consequences.
 * Hormone-Addled Teenager: Nick really wants to get laid. He comments when narrating about his parents and their partners that he's the only one who isn't getting any.
 * Jekyll and Hyde
 * Jerkass: Jerry, Trent.
 * Hell even Nick for that matter
 * Laser-Guided Karma: Jerry screws over a trio of sailors by selling them a car that immediately breaks down..
 * Loves My Alter Ego: Addressed, but subverted by the end.


 * Paper-Thin Disguise: Nick in a wig and a dress as "Carlotta" easily fools Sheeni's parents..
 * Split Personality: By Nick's choosing.
 * Stalking Is Love:  eventually comes to believe this.
 * Really Gets Around: Sheeni's roommate, Taggarty. She takes photos of the guys she sleeps with, pins them on her bulletin board, and gives them grades.
 * Travel Montage: In the form of animations.
 * Vinyl Shatters: Francois breaks his vinyls apart.
 * Vinyl Shatters: Francois breaks his vinyls apart.