The Paper Boy (1994)
Genre: Thriller
Duration: 97 minuten
Alternative title: The Paperboy
Country:
Canada
Directed by: Douglas Jackson
Stars: Alexandra Paul, Marc Marut and William Katt
IMDb score:
5,2 (1.564)
Releasedate: 16 November 1994
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The Paper Boy plot
"Mysterious Multiple Deaths Plague Quiet Neighborhood"
Melissa has inherited a house in a nice town near New York, it is cozy and there is a nice school for her daughter Connie. Then Melissa meets the 12-year-old paper boy Johnny. Johnny's mother just died a year ago so she is extra careful with the boy. Then Johnny starts to see Melissa as his own mother and does everything he can to be as close to her as possible.
Actors and actresses
Melissa Thorpe
Johnny McFarley
Cammie Thorpe
Mrs. Rosemont
Brian
Diana
Mr. McFarley
Brenda
Tiffany
Travis
Reviews & comments
Woland
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The story of The Paper Boy is not the most original, with perhaps the twist that the psycho here is a boy of about twelve or fourteen or so. Johnny no longer has a mother and an absent father, and tries to worm his way into Melissa's family like a full-fledged stalker (with a serious Oedipus complex). That goes reasonably well at first, but it soon becomes clear that Johnny is a psychopathic nutcase who also does not belong in the family. But as soon as he is sent away, he really goes off the rails (and goes on a killing spree, although he had already killed before that). In that context, it is all done quite reasonably, including the acting in which Johnny also comes across as a reasonable psychopath. It is otherwise quite run-of-the-mill, with a somewhat unbelievable plot in which, for example, the police are also conspicuous by their absence - despite the fact that there is a body count in that town that would make you think of West Baltimore. Nevertheless, good entertainment.
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