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Shout

Shout

Drama · Romance · 1991

A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.

Movie details

Shout

“Rock & Romance Explode In A Texas Town.”

1991 Drama · Romance 1h 29m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Shout?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jeffrey Hornaday

Written by

Joe Gayton

John Travolta

John Travolta

Jack Cabe

Jamie Walters

Jamie Walters

Jesse Tucker

Heather Graham

Heather Graham

Sara Benedict

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Eugene Benedict

Linda Fiorentino

Linda Fiorentino

Molly

Scott Coffey

Scott Coffey

Bradley

Glenn Quinn

Glenn Quinn

Alan

Court is in session

Put Shout on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.