Oh, What a Night (1992 film)

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Oh, What a Night
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Directed by Eric Till
Written byRichard Nielsen
Produced by Peter R. Simpson
Starring Corey Haim
Barbara Williams
Robbie Coltrane
Emilie-Claire Barlow
Andrew Miller
Music by Ian Thomas
Distributed byGreen Productions
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Oh, What a Night is a 1992 comedy film, starring Corey Haim and Barbara Williams. [1] [2]

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Plot

Two teenage boys are growing up in a small Canadian town in the summer of 1955. While their parents go about with their own concerns, the two develop an interest in girls. One tries to impress his crush with his father's cars. The other, seventeen-year-old Eric Hansen, becomes enamored with an older woman newly arrived in town.

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References

  1. Levesque, John (September 1, 1992). "Not much going for Oh, What A night except local scenery". Hamilton Spectator . p. C4. ProQuest   269665750.
  2. Scott, Hay (August 28, 1992). "This sleekly paced, empty picture is strictly soft-core teenage porn". The Globe and Mail . p. D3. ProQuest   385484421.