Angus

High schooler Angus (Charlie Talbert), a jumbo-sized lad, seems underappreciated in all aspects of his life: he is a standout offensive lineman on the football team, but golden-boy quarterback Rick (James Van der Beek) gets all the accolades for his blood, sweat, and pass-blocking; he is also an ...more

Upon its release, Angus was virtually ignored, even by its target audience. But who could be surprised? After all, on the surface the film appears to be just another in the long line of fluffy teen comedies that heavily populated theaters in the 1990s. However, Angus is no run-of-the-mill high-school flick. Devoid of the unrealistic characters found in everything from She's All That to American Pie, the movie takes the genre and puts three-dimensional people into a familiar story line. And while ...more