Terri

Name: Terri
Genre: Comedy
Released: July 1, 2011
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Jacob Wysocki, John C. Reilly

2011

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ATO Pictures | Release Date: July 1, 2011 | R

Starring: Jacob Wysocki, John C. Reilly

Summary: Having been abandoned by his parents to an ailing uncle, Terri, is mercilessly teased by his peers and garners even more unwanted attention from school authorities by coming to school still wearing pajamas – when he decides to show up at all. Resigned to his outsider status, Terri is surprised when his tough-talking vice principal, Mr.Having been abandoned by his parents to an ailing uncle, Terri, is mercilessly teased by his peers and garners even more unwanted attention from school authorities by coming to school still wearing pajamas – when he decides to show up at all. Resigned to his outsider status, Terri is surprised when his tough-talking vice principal, Mr. Fitzgerald, takes an interest in him. Although his efforts are sometimes clumsy and occasionally dubiously professional, he genuinely wants to help him through this tough time. Under Fitzgerald's tutelage, Terri befriends a pair of fellow misfits, Chad, an edgy loner whose rebellion masks his own insecurities, and Heather, a sexually precocious girl whose beauty proves to be a trap of its own. The three teenagers, so different on the surface, but all outcasts in the unforgiving high school hierarchy, find an unexpected, imperfect bond that reflects the tenuousness, poignance and pathos of the adolescent experience. [ATO Pictures]… Expand

Director: Azazel Jacobs

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 105 min

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Roger Ebert

Jul 20, 2011

Movies about high school misfits are common; this is an uncommon one. Terri, so convincingly played by Jacob Wysocki, is smart, gentle and instinctively wise. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jun 30, 2011

deWitt's script is much better than anything Jacobs has worked on before, with a story that gets richer as it goes. Read full review

Betsy Sharkey

Jul 7, 2011

It's potent stuff, laced with smart, sensitive humor, and extremely well handled by Wysocki and the excellent ensemble of young actors that become Terri's intimates. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Jul 14, 2011

Tender, observant coming-of-age comedy. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Jul 20, 2011

Terri has a kind of lumbering grace that's intriguing to watch yet ultimately unknowable. That's both the originality and the frustration of this movie. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Jul 21, 2011

Wysocki is a genuine talent, as is Jacobs, but the subject of Terri remains a pleasant blur. Read full review

Roger Moore

Jun 26, 2011

It's a movie of thematic dead-ends. Director Azazel Jacobs and writer Patrick DeWitt give us a slow SLOW and somewhat morose tale that isn't remotely funny or profound enough to sustain that pace and tone. Read full review

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jha345

Sep 8, 2011

I loved this film. It's sweet and real, not over the top like many 'coming of age' films tend to be. All the actors do a wonderful job, especially John C. Reilly. I think Terri is his best work to date.

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RichieBoy

Nov 17, 2011

If you are seeking a movie whose intent is to touch, incite laughter and offer humane treasures, this is an articulate one hour and forty minutes for you.
'Terri' breaks barriers that are stunning in scope for lower budget motion pictures. This film delivers a surprise package of charactersIf you are seeking a movie whose intent is to touch, incite laughter and offer humane treasures, this is an articulate one hour and forty minutes for you.
'Terri' breaks barriers that are stunning in scope for lower budget motion pictures. This film delivers a surprise package of characters who are identifiable to anyone who has tasted or witnessed the troubled path of growing upwards.
Jacob Wysoki is perfect as Terri, a conflicted, overweight teen who is trapped in a world that he finds difficult to comprehend. The always brilliant John C. Reilly portrays his adult navigator. The pair offer an interaction which is low key, yet contains a dynamic that screams for understanding on both sides.
It is this uncommon bond, as well as the younger freindships that Terri strives to inhabit, that creates the mural of a cry for mercy that is this film.
Creed Bratton (The Office and original member of The Grassroots) plays Terri's Uncle James and delivers another potent ingredient within this coming of rage slice of hauntingly intelligent cinema.
"Terri' is not an effort designed to feed on the teen town, growing up tough market place.
It is about something that we can only capture when paying attention to the smaller details of living.
These elusive puzzle pieces, put on display without shame, are the elements that make 'Terri' an important motion picture.… Expand

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TheDude-

Oct 6, 2015

Terri is a well rounded film with characters that are written with such humanity and focus that when it is over it leaves you wanting more of these of these characters i hole heatedly reccomend it.

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TheMovieCritic

Aug 8, 2012

Terri is a very good movie that is seen through the eyes of an obese kid in high school, and shows all of his struggles. The movie shows that there are good hearted and bad hearted people on this planet, and a lot of the times the good hearted people are just repulsive on the outside. ButTerri is a very good movie that is seen through the eyes of an obese kid in high school, and shows all of his struggles. The movie shows that there are good hearted and bad hearted people on this planet, and a lot of the times the good hearted people are just repulsive on the outside. But fortunately for Terri, he is a good hearted kid, and that is how things eventually begin to go his way.… Expand

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MarcDoyle

Jul 3, 2011

An excellent little film - John C. Reilly is terrific as the principal who really cares about his misfit students with (mostly) good hearts. Jacob Wysocki as Terri is a real find as. I know they tried a bunch of different people in the role, but it seems made for him. So much intelligenceAn excellent little film - John C. Reilly is terrific as the principal who really cares about his misfit students with (mostly) good hearts. Jacob Wysocki as Terri is a real find as. I know they tried a bunch of different people in the role, but it seems made for him. So much intelligence and emotional depth behind the teen angst, yet he has the confidence to wear pajamas to school because "they're comfortable." The infamous "shack" scene is truly harrowing, but director Aza Jacobs (who is spot on for this movie- I have to see his earlier films) handles it beautifully with his young actors.… Expand

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DawdlingPoet

Jan 21, 2022

I thought this was quite a touching, quirky film. The central character is someone its easy to feel sorry for, he's a real underdog type character. It's sad to see the bullying that happens but there are some amusing moments too. I thought John C Reilly gave a good performance as theI thought this was quite a touching, quirky film. The central character is someone its easy to feel sorry for, he's a real underdog type character. It's sad to see the bullying that happens but there are some amusing moments too. I thought John C Reilly gave a good performance as the principal who sees something in Terri and the friendship the two of them develops is quite nice. Its not an entirely original storyline or anything but I enjoyed watching it for the characters. I suppose it reminded me slightly of Napolean Dynamite.

It is sad and touching. I would recommend this film, yes.… Expand

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Audg

Aug 7, 2011

This was such a disappointment! Keep in mind that I only watch about 4 movies a year at the theater so expectations can run pretty high. Fans would call it a "quiet" movie. To me it was a movie where nothing happened. Where each scene was a wasted opportunity to show growth, connection,This was such a disappointment! Keep in mind that I only watch about 4 movies a year at the theater so expectations can run pretty high. Fans would call it a "quiet" movie. To me it was a movie where nothing happened. Where each scene was a wasted opportunity to show growth, connection, depth, something! Compare it to Blue Valentine, which was produced by the same people I believe, which was why I took a chance on it. BV was true. BV was real. You could call it quirky, or quiet. But it smacked of truth. The impact stayed with me for weeks. The only reason Terri stayed with me was to regret that I'd spent precious babysitting capital on it. The viewer is not just left to connect the dots, they're left to draw the outlines, color them in, and write their own story. The movie relies on its title character, a self-proclaimed 'monster' to do the heavy lifting. Have the actor who plays Terri drop 150 pounds and you've got nothing. Absolutely nothing.… Expand

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