- The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Infobox Film
name = The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
caption = DVD cover
director = Tod Williams
producer =Karen Barber
writer = Tod Williams
starring =Adrian Grenier Clark Gregg Aleksa Palladino Margaret Colin John Shea
music =Elizabeth Swados
cinematography = John Foster
editing = Alfonso Gonçalves
distributor =Paramount Classics
released =January 23 , 1999 (Sundance)August 6 , 1999 (limited)
runtime = 99 min.
country = flagicon|USA
language = English
budget = $700,000
gross = $100,041
imdb_id = 0168449"The Adventures of Sebastian Cole" is a 1998
comedy-drama film written and directed by Tod Williams and starringAdrian Grenier as the title character.Plot
In
June 1983 , inDutchess County ,New York , Sebastian Cole joins his mother, stepfather, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sebastian's stepfather, drops a bomb: he announces he's having asex change operation . Sebastian's sister leaves immediately forCalifornia , and his mother takes him back toEngland . Eight months later, Sebastian is back in New York, knocking on Hank's door. Hank (now Henrietta) takes Sebastian in and supports him over the next few months of high school. Sebastian's "adventures" are mostly self-destructive.Cast
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Adrian Grenier as Sebastian Cole
*Clark Gregg as Hank Rossi / Henrietta Rossi
*Aleksa Palladino as Mary
*Margaret Colin as Joan Cole
*John Shea as Hartley
*Mami Lustig as Jessica Cole
*Joan Copeland as Grandma Cole
*Tom Lacy as Grandpa Cole
*Gabriel Macht as Troy
*Russel Harper as Wayne
*Rory Cochrane as Chinatown
*Famke Janssen as Fiona
*Nicole Ari Parker as Nurse JennyGoofs
* Anachronisms: The movie that Sebastian and his date go to see is "
The Mangler ". But the film takes place in the mid to late-1980s and The Mangler was released in 1995.
* Continuity: When Sebastian is running to catch the school bus his blue scarf is on again, off again through the entire scene after he misses the bus.Pop culture references
* The film features
Robert Englund 's "The Mangler " - The sounds of the movie that Sebastian and his date go to see are from said movie.
* The film spoofs "The Karate Kid " - The judges' reactions and Sebastian's moves in his karate demonstration parody "The Karate Kid"'s" final tournament scene.ee also
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Transgender in film and television External links
*imdb title|id=0168449|title=The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
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