Miguel Arteta

Youth In Revolt Miguel Arteta

SUPERBAD's Michael Cera discovers a vacation romance in YOUTH IN REVOLT, a teen comedy from CHARLIE BARTLETT's screenwriter, Gustin Nash, and director Miguel Arteta (CHUCK AND BUCK). The film is an adaptation of C. D. Payne's first book in a series of best-selling satirical novels starring Nick Twisp, a sexually charged 14-year-old whose intelligence and hormones get him into all sorts of adventures.

Michael Cera, as nice-guy Nick, takes a masterful turn in a role in not altogether distant from his character in the modern classics, SUPERBAD and JUNO. Along with his trademark, nevertheless brilliant, take on adolescent awkwardness Cera delivers a delightfully edgy performance as the ever so slightly mental Francois, NickÆs dangerous alter ego. YOUTH IN REVOLT shows the potentially funny side of a schizophrenic loon, and Cera is fantastic in a role in contrast to the usual nervy cuteness. With added delight from an exceptional comedic cast including Justin Long, Zach Galifianakis and Steve Buscemi, YOUTH IN REVOLT has been critically hailed æa delightful film that makes no apologies for its irreverence.Æ