Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 01/17/1986(USA)
Release Date: 02/07/2006
SubTitles: Espanol/English
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Flags: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
To fully appreciate
Boy in Blue, it's helpful to know a little bit about the sport of "sculling"-or competitive rowing.
Nicolas Cage stars as the real-life Ned Hanlan, who at the turn of the century was Canada's foremost sculling champ. A wild, uncontrollable youth, Hanlan is "adopted" by a gambler named Bill (
David Naughton), who promotes the boy on the sculling circuit for his own monetary gain. Ruthlessly businessman Knox (
Christopher Plummer) assumes control of Hanlan's career, but when Ned discovers just how ruthless Knox can be, he casts his lot with the first honest man he's met, inventor-speculator Walter (
Sean Sullivan). Hanlan's professional success is capped by his marriage to Margaret (
Cynthia Dale), Knox's previously unattainable niece. The by-the-numbers
Boy in Blue was given an R rating due to a few disposable sex scenes, thereby cutting its potential audience (hero-worshipping youths) in half.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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