The Curiosity of Chance

2006
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

3.2K

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An openly gay teen is faced with high school hell in The Curiosity of Chance, a queer throwback to the John Hughes-styled comedies of the '80s.

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A confident, out-of-the-closet gay teenager has the support of an eclectic range of friends while dealing with a homophobic bully during his first year at an international high school.A confident, out-of-the-closet gay teenager has the support of an eclectic range of friends while dealing with a homophobic bully during his first year at an international high school.A confident, out-of-the-closet gay teenager has the support of an eclectic range of friends while dealing with a homophobic bully during his first year at an international high school.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Curiosity of Chance

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Storyline

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Trivia
Tad Hilgenbrink (who portrays Chance Marquis) was born and raised as a farm boy in Illinois. His full birth name was Tadeus Moses Hilgenbrinck before he had it legally shortened to Tad Hilgenbrink, although he was still credited as Tad Hilgenbrinck, as he was also credited in several other films.

Goofs
In an early scene, the vice-principal goes over Chance's academic history in an interview with Chance and states that he is known to sometimes channel deceased torch singers such as Rosemary Clooney, Dionne Warwick, and Ethel Merman; however, as the movie takes place in the 1980s (never indicating which exact year), the only singer of the three that might have been deceased is Ethel Merman (d. 1984). Rosemary Clooney died in 2002, and Ms. Warwick was still among the living going into 2013.

Quotes
Chance Marquis: [looking at Hank's case] What's in your case?
Hank Hudson: What's in YOURS?
Chance Marquis: I don't have one.
Hank Hudson: One what?

Connections
Referenced in Midnight Movie (2008)

Soundtracks
Dream Woman
Written by Paul Bliven and Ben Cooper
Performed by Level 7 Music

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Important to Note

It is important to note:

Considering its budget, it's not bad.

At the beginning, it was not well established that it is in Europe, in an American-style, English- immersion high school, which is not uncommon for cities with larger U.S. military bases nearby. They are free to U.S. military dependents and any remaining availability is open to local citizens wishing greater U.S. and/or English language exposure.

Also, being in Europe, the drinking age in most places is 16, and it is why seeing high school students in clubs that serve alcohol isn't too unusual. Unlike the U.S., by high school, a student in Europe is expected to be a responsible adult, and are given the rights of an adult such as drive, drink and legal sex.

"The Curiosity of Chance" is a good movie for young (questioning) Gays, from about 12 to 18. The lower ratings given here are from egocentric wannabe critics with an inability to see a movie through the eyes of its intended audience. It's sad these home critics cannot remember the struggles of being a Gay teen. This movie gives very good advice, albeit in an unsophisticated way but, it's a teen movie. Other good Gay teen movies are

"Beautiful Thing" (1996), "Edge of Seventeen" (1998), "L.I.E." (2001), "Cowboys & Angels" (2003), "Dream Boy" (2008), "Were The World Mine" (2008), "Noordzee (North Sea) Texas" (2011), "Struck by Lightning" (2012)

For our Gay Mormon, older teen, brothers, see "Latter Days" (2003) and "The Falls" (2012)