The movie opens with Sutter (Miles Teller) writing an essay on challenges for a college application. He says his hardest challenge was breaking up with his girlfriend Cassidy (Brie Larson.) They were the perfect popular high school couple. Then Sutter tried to set up his nerdy best friend with two girls from school who were tailgating them for beers. Sutter ended up in the car alone with the other girl, and Cassidy caught them together. She broke up with Sutter despite his honest intentions.
Sutter snuck into (he’s underage) a bar to drink off his sorrows. He gets heavily drunk, flirting with much older women.
He wakes up on a random lawn with a random girl standing over him. She introduces herself as Aimee (Shailene Woodley) and says she goes to school with Sutter. She was running her mom’s paper route when she noticed Sutter lying on a lawn. He offers to go on the route with her, for that will also help him find his car. They have fun throwing the papers together. He says he’ll meet her for lunch at school on Monday.
Sutter arrives home and eats breakfast. His mother is leaving for her shift at the hospital and she yells at him for not helping her. She says he is just like his father.
Sutter tells his friend that he is hanging out with Aimee. His friend thinks that is weird.
Sutter is about to meet Aimee when he is reprimanded by his math teacher for not doing homework. He runs to meet Aimee, and they talk. She leaves for French club but first he asks for her help in math. She agrees.
He pulls up to Aimee’s house and sees a rather low class situation. He likes her room which is covered in her art and science fiction books. He leaves when her mom makes her help out. He also invites her to a party.
They go to a lakeside party with a keg, and it becomes more and more clear that Sutter is a heavy drinker. Cassidy is there with her new jock boyfriend, and Sutter hangs out with Aimee to make her jealous. Aimee tells Sutter she was accepted to college in Philadelphia, but she won’t go because her mom forbids it. Sutter encourages her to stand up to her mother.
When Sutter awakens the next morning he realizes he was very, very drunk. He left the party late at night with Aimee and in his drunken state invited her to prom. He regrets this.
He chats online with Cassidy who invites him over. They talk about the good times, and Sutter suggests rekindling the romance but Cassidy officially calls it off and tells him not to come over anymore.
Sutter is working at his job at a suit store when Cassidy’s new boyfriend storms in. Sutter explains the situation and tells Cassidy’s boyfriend to take his chances and express his love to Cassidy. Cassidy’s boyfriend thanks Sutter for the good advice.
Sutter avoids Amy because he doesn’t know what to do about the prom situation. Amy’s friend Crystal confronts him, telling him either to love Amy or not to.
Sutter drives to Aimee’s house and invites her to his sister’s for a dinner party. During the party, it is revealed that Sutter’s parents are divorced, and Aimee’s father died of an overdose.
After the party Aimee gives Sutter the option of not taking her to prom. Sutter says he wants nothing more than to take her. They drink from his flask.
They have sex at Aimee’s house. Though it is not specified if either party are virgins, they are clearly young and unexperienced.
Before the prom Sutter gives Aimee a flask of her own. They go to prom and though Cassidy is a better dancer than Aimee, it is Aimee that Sutter loves. Aimee tells Sutter she knows of job opportunities for them both in Philadelphia. She asks him to move there with her. He says she has to get the nerve to tell her mother. She says she’ll tell her mother, if Sutter confronts his mother about the whereabouts of his father.
The next day at school Aimee tells Sutter she confronted her mother and is free to go to college. Sutter goes to his mother’s work after school and asks to know where his father is. Is mother denies his request. Sutter begs his sister for information, while bringing up fond memories of their father. It is clear from his sister’s reaction that these were not actually happy times and Sutter only remembers them that way because of how young he was. Sutter wears his sister down, and she gives him their father’s number.
Sutter calls his father and has a great conversation where it seems he can pick up where they left off. He arranges to visit his father on Friday.
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Aimee makes the three hour drive with Sutter to where his father lives. It is a depressing low rent apartment complex. Sutter’s father comes out, clearly drunk, and having forgot about his plans to see Sutter. They all go to the bar and have beers and Sutter interrogates his father as to why he left. It becomes clear that Sutter’s father walked out on the family because it was too much responsibility. He leaves Sutter and Aimee with the tab and tells them to meet back at his apartment. He never shows. As Sutter and Aimee drive out of town, they see him back at the bar, happy to be rid of them.
Sutter cries on the way home and Aimee tells him she loves him. Sutter says she doesn't, he’s unlovable. He is almost in an accident (and clearly too drunk to drive.) He tells Aimee to get out of the car, being with him can only hurt her. He yells and curses till she obeys. When she steps out she is struck by a car.
Aimee is in the hospital with minor injuries, including a broken arm, when Sutter’s mom picks him up. They ride home in silence.
Sutter deletes his college essay.
Sutter’s math teacher tells him he is failing and will probably not graduate. Sutter says he doesn’t care, he doesn’t see what is so great about adulthood anyway.
Sutter returns to Aimee who reminds him of their plan to move in together. He doesn’t respond.
They graduate, only Sutter isn’t given a diploma. Cassidy is going to California to be with her boyfriend, while Aimee goes to Philadelphia. Sutter still doesn’t know what he will do.
Sutter is at his job at the suit store when his boss tells him he can only afford one clerk. He wants that clerk to be Sutter, but only if Sutter stops coming to work drunk. Sutter says he can’t guarantee that, so he is fired.
Meanwhile, Aimee is at the bus station ready to leave. She keeps calling Sutter and begging the driver to wait for him, but eventually leaves without him.
Sutter goes to a bar and gets drunk with all the other old men who have no one. He drives erratically home and runs over his mailbox. His mother comes outside to see what the commotion is about, and he ends up sobbing in her arms about how he feels he cannot love and he will be just like his father. His mother restores his confidence by reminding him of all the people he has helped and loved and how much she loves him.
Sutter returns to his college essay and finishes it, stating that his biggest challenge was overcoming himself and his need to live in the now and not think about the future. He adds that the deadline for college probably passed, but his deadline hasn’t come yet.
Sutter drives to Philadelphia and meets Aimee on the steps of her college. She smiles at him as if he never left. http://www.themoviespoiler.com/Spoilers/spectacularnow.html
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Sutter snuck into (he’s underage) a bar to drink off his sorrows. He gets heavily drunk, flirting with much older women.
He wakes up on a random lawn with a random girl standing over him. She introduces herself as Aimee (Shailene Woodley) and says she goes to school with Sutter. She was running her mom’s paper route when she noticed Sutter lying on a lawn. He offers to go on the route with her, for that will also help him find his car. They have fun throwing the papers together. He says he’ll meet her for lunch at school on Monday.
Sutter arrives home and eats breakfast. His mother is leaving for her shift at the hospital and she yells at him for not helping her. She says he is just like his father.
Sutter tells his friend that he is hanging out with Aimee. His friend thinks that is weird.
Sutter is about to meet Aimee when he is reprimanded by his math teacher for not doing homework. He runs to meet Aimee, and they talk. She leaves for French club but first he asks for her help in math. She agrees.
He pulls up to Aimee’s house and sees a rather low class situation. He likes her room which is covered in her art and science fiction books. He leaves when her mom makes her help out. He also invites her to a party.
They go to a lakeside party with a keg, and it becomes more and more clear that Sutter is a heavy drinker. Cassidy is there with her new jock boyfriend, and Sutter hangs out with Aimee to make her jealous. Aimee tells Sutter she was accepted to college in Philadelphia, but she won’t go because her mom forbids it. Sutter encourages her to stand up to her mother.
When Sutter awakens the next morning he realizes he was very, very drunk. He left the party late at night with Aimee and in his drunken state invited her to prom. He regrets this.
He chats online with Cassidy who invites him over. They talk about the good times, and Sutter suggests rekindling the romance but Cassidy officially calls it off and tells him not to come over anymore.
Sutter is working at his job at a suit store when Cassidy’s new boyfriend storms in. Sutter explains the situation and tells Cassidy’s boyfriend to take his chances and express his love to Cassidy. Cassidy’s boyfriend thanks Sutter for the good advice.
Sutter avoids Amy because he doesn’t know what to do about the prom situation. Amy’s friend Crystal confronts him, telling him either to love Amy or not to.
Sutter drives to Aimee’s house and invites her to his sister’s for a dinner party. During the party, it is revealed that Sutter’s parents are divorced, and Aimee’s father died of an overdose.
After the party Aimee gives Sutter the option of not taking her to prom. Sutter says he wants nothing more than to take her. They drink from his flask.
They have sex at Aimee’s house. Though it is not specified if either party are virgins, they are clearly young and unexperienced.
Before the prom Sutter gives Aimee a flask of her own. They go to prom and though Cassidy is a better dancer than Aimee, it is Aimee that Sutter loves. Aimee tells Sutter she knows of job opportunities for them both in Philadelphia. She asks him to move there with her. He says she has to get the nerve to tell her mother. She says she’ll tell her mother, if Sutter confronts his mother about the whereabouts of his father.
The next day at school Aimee tells Sutter she confronted her mother and is free to go to college. Sutter goes to his mother’s work after school and asks to know where his father is. Is mother denies his request. Sutter begs his sister for information, while bringing up fond memories of their father. It is clear from his sister’s reaction that these were not actually happy times and Sutter only remembers them that way because of how young he was. Sutter wears his sister down, and she gives him their father’s number.
Sutter calls his father and has a great conversation where it seems he can pick up where they left off. He arranges to visit his father on Friday.
?
Aimee makes the three hour drive with Sutter to where his father lives. It is a depressing low rent apartment complex. Sutter’s father comes out, clearly drunk, and having forgot about his plans to see Sutter. They all go to the bar and have beers and Sutter interrogates his father as to why he left. It becomes clear that Sutter’s father walked out on the family because it was too much responsibility. He leaves Sutter and Aimee with the tab and tells them to meet back at his apartment. He never shows. As Sutter and Aimee drive out of town, they see him back at the bar, happy to be rid of them.
Sutter cries on the way home and Aimee tells him she loves him. Sutter says she doesn't, he’s unlovable. He is almost in an accident (and clearly too drunk to drive.) He tells Aimee to get out of the car, being with him can only hurt her. He yells and curses till she obeys. When she steps out she is struck by a car.
Aimee is in the hospital with minor injuries, including a broken arm, when Sutter’s mom picks him up. They ride home in silence.
Sutter deletes his college essay.
Sutter’s math teacher tells him he is failing and will probably not graduate. Sutter says he doesn’t care, he doesn’t see what is so great about adulthood anyway.
Sutter returns to Aimee who reminds him of their plan to move in together. He doesn’t respond.
They graduate, only Sutter isn’t given a diploma. Cassidy is going to California to be with her boyfriend, while Aimee goes to Philadelphia. Sutter still doesn’t know what he will do.
Sutter is at his job at the suit store when his boss tells him he can only afford one clerk. He wants that clerk to be Sutter, but only if Sutter stops coming to work drunk. Sutter says he can’t guarantee that, so he is fired.
Meanwhile, Aimee is at the bus station ready to leave. She keeps calling Sutter and begging the driver to wait for him, but eventually leaves without him.
Sutter goes to a bar and gets drunk with all the other old men who have no one. He drives erratically home and runs over his mailbox. His mother comes outside to see what the commotion is about, and he ends up sobbing in her arms about how he feels he cannot love and he will be just like his father. His mother restores his confidence by reminding him of all the people he has helped and loved and how much she loves him.
Sutter returns to his college essay and finishes it, stating that his biggest challenge was overcoming himself and his need to live in the now and not think about the future. He adds that the deadline for college probably passed, but his deadline hasn’t come yet.
Sutter drives to Philadelphia and meets Aimee on the steps of her college. She smiles at him as if he never left. http://www.themoviespoiler.com/Spoilers/spectacularnow.html
MY REVIEW HERE
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