Crazy/Beautiful (2001)

6.4PG-1395 minDirector: John Stockwell

2001 film by John Stockwell

Crazy/Beautiful (stylized as crazy/beautiful) is a 2001 American teen romantic drama film starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez (in his film debut). It is largely set at Palisades Charter High School and the surrounding area, including Downtown Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and East Los Angeles.

Poor Latino Carlos Nuñez and the troubled congressman's daughter Nicole Oakley inadvertantly meet far from their school Pacific Palisades High, and soon form an unlikely relationship despite others' opposition.

The film was released on June 29, 2001, to mostly favorable reviews and modestly recovered its production budget.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Crazy/Beautiful about?
Crazy/Beautiful (2001) — Jay Hernandez stars as Carlos Nunez, a poor but athletically gifted Latino teenager who endures a two-hour bus ride every day from East L.A. to attend the posh, wealthy Pacific Palisades High School in Los Angeles on a football scholarship. A straight-A student, Carlos is focused
Is Crazy/Beautiful based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Crazy/Beautiful scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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