Shang-Chi: Mental Health and Healing, Marvel Universe, and Awkwafina Humor
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Boys (1996)
Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid routine. The moment arrives when he stumbles upon a woman, Patty Vare, unconscious in a field. Deciding to risk it, John takes her to his dorm to look after her, much to the disapproval of his friends. John's decision proves fateful as he and Patty grow close to one another. However, she may be keeping secrets from him.
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Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid routine. The moment arrives when he stumbles upon a woman, Patty Vare, unconscious in a field. Deciding to risk it, John takes her to his dorm to look after her, much to the disapproval of his friends. John's decision proves fateful as he and Patty grow close to one another. However, she may be keeping secrets from him.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Romance, Drama, Mystery
Written By:James Salter, Stacy Cochran
In Theaters:5/10/1996
Box Office:$516,349
Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Touchstone Pictures, Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Cast
Stacy Cochran
Director
Winona Ryder
Patty Vare
Lukas Haas
John Baker Jr.
John C. Reilly
Officer Kellogg Curry
James Le Gros
Fenton Ray
Skeet Ulrich
Bud Valentine
Wiley Wiggins
John Phillips
Catherine Keener
Jilly
Jessica Harper
Mrs. John Baker
Chris Cooper
Mr. John Baker
Maddie Corman
Liz Curry
Spencer Vrooman
John Murphy
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