{"id":1915,"date":"2006-12-07T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2006-12-07T20:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1915"},"modified":"2021-03-06T10:45:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T17:45:12","slug":"rich-kids-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1915","title":{"rendered":"Rich Kids (1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;They can do anything they want to do, can&#8217;t they? We haven&#8217;t got one single lousy human right!&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nJamie (Jeremy Levy) helps his new friend Franny (Trini Alvarado) adjust to the fact that her parents (John Lithgow and Kathryn Walker) are on the brink of divorce.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coming-of-Age<\/li>\n<li>Divorce<\/li>\n<li>First Love<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>John Lithgow Films<\/li>\n<li>New York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m a sucker for well-made films about worldly children who are ultimately better suited for survival than their clueless parents &#8212; and fortunately, Robert M. Young&#8217;s delightful <em>Rich Kids<\/em> is just such a film. These plucky adolescents (who are, as one character puts it, &#8220;too old to play doctor and too young to do anything else&#8221;) must rely on their wits, the limited information around them, and each other to figure out the reasons behind their parents&#8217; inexplicable behavior, as well as an outlet for their budding desires. The dialogue and acting in <em>Rich Kids<\/em> &#8212; a somewhat disingenuous title, given that these scenarios could happen in families of <em>any <\/em>class &#8212; is both natural and intelligent, and the plot builds to a hilariously credible denouement. While this isn&#8217;t &#8220;must see&#8221; viewing, it&#8217;s certainly a delight, and worth watching at least once.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by Trini Alvarado and Jeremy Levy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Alvarado-Levy2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Alvarado-Levy2-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Alvarado-Levy2-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Alvarado-Levy2-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Alvarado-Levy2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Alvarado-Levy2-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Alvarado-Levy2-1536x831.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-Alvarado-Levy2.png 1721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li>Excellent on-location footage in New York<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY2-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY2-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY2-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY2-1536x833.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY2.png 1721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Rich-Kids-NY.png 1731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s a good little sleeper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0079806\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1979\/08\/17\/archives\/film-comic-rich-kidsunpushy-12yearolds.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;They can do anything they want to do, can&#8217;t they? We haven&#8217;t got one single lousy human right!&#8221; Synopsis: Jamie (Jeremy Levy) helps his new friend Franny (Trini Alvarado) adjust to the fact that her parents (John Lithgow and Kathryn Walker) are on the brink of divorce. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Coming-of-Age Divorce First Love Friendship John Lithgow Films New York Review: I&#8217;m a sucker for well-made films about worldly children who are ultimately better suited for survival&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1915\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1915"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70152,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1915\/revisions\/70152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}