Crazy/Beautiful (2001) on Netflix
At Pacific Palisades High, Carlos Nuñez falls for Nicole Oakley, a congressman's daughter. Romance grows despite class and family opposition, but her self-destructive habits threaten his future.
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- IMDb6.4/1027,826 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes62%
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Plot summary
Carlos Nuñez is a straight-A student from East Los Angeles who rides a bus two hours each morning to attend Pacific Palisades High, hoping to enter the Naval Academy and train as a pilot. Nicole Oakley is the rebellious daughter of a U.S. congressman, living in the upscale Palisades but struggling with family strain and partying. They meet at the Santa Monica Pier when Nicole is doing community service for a DUI. They begin a romance, but their different worlds create friction. At a family party Nicole feels out of place and gets them both into detention. Carlos pushes her away from drugs and alcohol, while Nicole arranges a flying lesson for him. Her father warns Carlos away from his daughter, and Carlos's family and friends distrust Nicole.
Cast
- Herman Osorioas Luis
- Tommy De La Cruzas Victor
- Ana Arguetaas Rosa
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Though planned as an R-rated film, Disney ordered Stockwell to cut 35 obscenities, including a sex scene and scenes of Nicole drinking and using drugs, to secure a commercial PG-13; Stockwell said they were trying to make a cautionary tale and could not show the behavior they were cautioning people away from.
- Although a nude scene was in the script, it was never filmed because Dunst was 17 years old when she was cast and her mother flatly refused to let her appear nude.
- Director John Stockwell was interested in casting Kirsten Dunst as a self-destructive teenager after seeing her role in The Virgin Suicides, and Dunst accepted because she was tired of playing "sweet" girls.
