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| Impossible Years | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 7604
Category: Video
Actors: David Niven, Lola Albright, Chad Everett, Ozzie Nelson, Cristina Ferrare
Director: Michael Gordon
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Label: MGM (Warner)
Format: Color, Ntsc
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 92 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302985250
UPC: 027616041630
EAN: 9786302985252
ASIN: 6302985250
Release Date: March 2, 1994
Theatrical Release Date: December 5, 1968
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Impossible Years November 16, 2008
When I got the tape it was in perfect condition. It also came with a bag of popcorn for the entertainment! I was very happy with my purchase since this was a movie that my sisters and I saw a long time ago and from the heavens above(my dad) we were able to come up with the name of the movie. Thanks
The Old Guard sets slowly into the Sunset January 24, 2002
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
THE IMPOSSIBLE YEARS is an interesting look at being a parent and a teenager in the late 1960s. On one hand you have David Niven playing a psychiatrist who is unable to understand the behavior of his oldest teenage daughter played by Cristina Ferrare. On the other hand you have Ferrare as a seemingly carefree adolescent starting out as the misunderstood teenage grub and in the final analysis emerging as the beautiful and free adult butterfly. Niven is dutifully and infinitely concerned yet remains totally perplexed by her behavior. Ferrare however has the situation completely under control. In this case less is more. This is a comedy but I wonder about the statement it makes. If you look at the decade before and a film such as REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE it makes you wonder. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE gave us a world upside down where for almost the entire film the roles of teenager and parent are reversed. Yet REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE ends with the teenager clutched by his parent who promises to be there and take each step along with his child. Both parent and teenager have learned and grown during the process of that story. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE was indicative of the fear, paranoia and confusion prevalent during the 1950s. Yet in its conclusion it reverts back to the idea that the hope for traditional values will prevail. If THE IMPOSSIBLE YEARS was made as a film in the 50s it would probably not have been a comedy. The issues confronting parents and teenagers were different but were just as hefty from a moralistic standpoint. THE IMPOSSIBLE YEARS ends on a completely different note than REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE. It ends with complacency. THE IMPOSSIBLE YEARS was made during that narrow window of time during the 60s when we enjoyed prosperity and our immutable cocktail parties. The morality of the Vietnam conflict was just becoming apparent to the American civilian population. The dark shadow of war had not descended over the country. The term activism was slowly creeping into the colloquial vocabulary of the time. THE IMPOSSIBLE YEARS could easily be taken as fluff but I think it is actually an important film. David Niven represents the old guard of cinema's representation of sound parenthood. James Dean's screen parents were definitely treading on perilous waters. Fifteen years later the parents were to see time pass them by and leave them still dedicated as they actually always were but are now worrisome impotent shadows of a era and morality long gone and never to return. James Dean's teenage screen peers were deeply perplexed and troubled youths who used violence when the teapot began to boil. Fifteen years later one wonders what all the worrying and trouble was about. Cristina Ferrare's troubles are no trouble at all. They are just a diversion until she graduates. Unfortunately she did not know that the real world still awaited her.
All About Growing Up July 5, 2001
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
1968's "The Impossible Years" is a very stylish and chic comedy set in suburbia as the era of the innocent and carefree American lifestyle was coming to an end. David Niven plays a psychiatrist who is run ragged trying to keep his free spirited teenage daughter, played by the beautiful Cristina Ferrare, sheltered from her new found sexuality. I saw this film when I was in 8th grade and it has always held a special place in my heart. It was part of my growing up. I still remember it fondly. I remember that this film was rated "G" and there was quite a commotion made about that because of all the references to human sexuality that it contained. We have sure come a long way since this film was released. Lola Albright, Chad Everett and the beloved Ozzie Nelson were also in the cast. It was directed by Michael Gordon who directed some great 1960's era comedies such as "BOYS' NIGHT OUT," "PILLOW TALK," and "MOVE OVER, DARLING."
Best Movie Ever - Highly Underrated! July 15, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I first saw this movie as a young child, and I laughed myself silly. But unlike most movies I enjoyed as a child, this one only gets better with age. I can recite many of the lines, but each time I hear them, I laugh again. My family all agrees this movie is a classic and not to be missed. If you need a break from all the seriousness and bad news in the world, this is a great "escape" movie.
 Feminine Fantasy March 26, 2000
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Oscar caliber screenplay? No. Mindless, happy ending escapism, yes! What every baby boomer teenage girl wanted: a "shrink" father who looked like David Niven and a "suitor" who looked like (a young) Chad Everett. I loved the repartee between the charachters the first time I saw this, 30 years ago, and I still do now.
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