Youth in Revolt is a 2009 film adaptation of C.D. Payne's epistolary novel of the same name starring Michael Cera. Nick Twisp , a shy, socially inept teenager, lives with his mom, Estelle , and her boyfriend, Jerry , in Oakland, California. When Jerry owes money to a group of sailors, he takes Estelle and Nick to a trailer park in Clearlake. Nick meets Sheeni Saunders and despite Sheeni's boyfriend, Trent Preston , they become romantically involved. Nick purchases a dog for Sheeni named Albert , but the dog rips up the family bible and Sheeni's parents ban it from the house. Jerry needs to... return to Oakland and takes Estelle and Nick with him. Sheeni promises to arrange a job in Ukiah for Nick's father, George, while Nick will get his mother to kick him out so he can return to Sheeni. Back at home, Nick creates an alter-ego named François Dillinger, a suave, rebellious troublemaker. Around this time, Jerry dies. Under François' influence, Nick mouths off to his mom and her new boyfriend, police officer Lance Wescott .
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| Release date: | September 11, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Miguel Arteta |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 90 Minutes |
| Producer: | David Permut |
| Editor: | Andy Keir, Pamela Martin, Pamela Martin |
| Music by: | John Swihart |
| Cinematography: | Chuy Chavez |
| Screenplay by: | Gustin Nash |
| Estimated budget: | $18,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Youth in Revolt |
| Genre: | Comedy |