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Outside Providence
1999, Rated R
Buena Vista Home Entertainment

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Starring Alec Baldwin, Shawn Hatosy, et al. Released to DVD on March 14, 2000.

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Based off of Peter Farrelly's (There's Something About Mary) book of the same nameóa book that was based loosely off of Farrelly's own lifeóOutside Providence follows a year in the life of Timothy "Dildo" Dunphy (Shawn Hatosy). After Dildo and his friends crash into a parked police car in the midst of a marijuana induced haze, Dildo is sent to Cornhall Academy, a very conservative prep school where fun, of any kind, is against the charter. So, as is often the case when students come up against a strict dean or school principal, Dildo and his Cornhall pals ignore the rules, smoke massive amounts of dope and have fun. The coming-of-age tale has been seen in many screen teens and films before, but that can't camouflage the sweetness and heart felt in Outside Providence.

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