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Outside Providence (1999)

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00:50-02:20 Thu 1st Jan 2009 90m
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Synopsis

To say this demonstrates the sensitive side of the Farrelly brothers (Dumb and Dumber, There's Something about Mary) may be pushing it a little, but it's certainly a lot more tasteful than their usual fare. Set in the 1970s and based on Peter Farrelly's novel, it stars Shawn Hatosy as a working-class youth whose constant scrapes with the law lead his dad (Alec Baldwin) to pull a few strings to get him sent to an exclusive prep school, where he learns a few life lessons. Although this doesn't break any new ground, the performances from the cast are appealing (Baldwin is especially good), and it's surprising to discover that this ended up going straight to video in the UK.