Exploring Themes in Star Kid's Narrative
Quotes about the film: [[Roger Ebert; http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/star-kid-1998 Star Kid]
*], "," RogerEbert.com (16 January 1998).
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Exploring Themes in Star Kid's Narrative
Quotes about the film: [[sweet; [heart; [sly; [wit; [symbiosis; [boy; [cyborg; [cleverly; [kids; [age]
Star Kid, written and directed by Manny Coto, has a ] ] and a lot of ] ], and the ] between ] and ] is handled ]. For ] of a certain ], it pushes the right buttons.
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Reflections on "Star Kid" Character Quotes
Quotes about the film: [[James Berardinelli; http://www.reelviews.net/movies/s/star_kid.html Star Kid Review]
*], "," ReelViews.net (13 January 1998).
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Limited Appeal for Older Audiences
Quotes about the film: [[boy]
Unless you're a ] between the ages of about 8 and 13, you're likely to find little of interest in this picture.
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In Memory of Soraya Amin
Notable credits:
In Memory of Soraya Amin
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Embrace the Cyborsuit and Fight Back
Tagline:
You know what they say, if the cyborsuit fits, go kick some alien butt!
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Unexpected Meal from the Cyborsuit
Spencer:
Oahh! What is this?
Cyborsuit: [[burger]
One synthesised nebular ]. All non-essential compounds have been filtered out.
Spencer: [[turd]
Oh. I'm eating a Cyborsuit ].
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Preparing for Action in Star Kid
Spencer: [[road]
We better hit the ].
Cyborsuit: [[asphalt]
We must strike ].
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Humor in Miscommunication and Misunderstanding
Spencer: [[cow; [feet]
What do you call a ] with no ]?
Cyborsuit:
Insufficient data.
Spencer: [[Ground beef]
Err! Wrong! "]," get it?
Cyborsuit: [''silence'']
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Humorous Exchange Between Cyborsuit and Spencer
Cyborsuit: [''to Turbo'']
You are USAD—
Spencer: [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]
No, ].
Cyborsuit:
—er, USDA choice dead meat.
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Unexpected Conversation with a Cyborsuit
Spencer Griffith:
Hello?
Phase One Assault Cyborsuit:
Hello?
Spencer: [[talk]
You can ]?
Cyborsuit:
You can talk?
Spencer:
Of course I can talk.
Cyborsuit:
Of course I can talk.
Spencer:
Cut it out.
Cyborsuit: [[Language; [English language|English]
Cut it out. ] data reoriented to ].
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Facing Fears Leads to Growth and Understanding
Janet Holloway: [[scared; [spiders; ''places [[tarantula; [fainted; [garden spider; [bedroom; [dad; [change; [water; [meant; [hand; [terrarium; [die; [studying; [science; [world; [teacher; [#Spencer Griffith|you; [fear; [Trust]
I used to be ] to death of ]. ] in Spencer's hands] Hold still now. Yeah, I almost ] once when a little ] crawled into my ]. Yeah, I told my ] about it; you know what he did? He bought me a tarantula just like Leo G there. He knew I'd have to ] my tarantula's ], and that ] sticking my ] in the ]. If I didn't give him water, the tarantula would ]. My dad figured I couldn't let that happen, even to a spider. He was right: I stuck my hand in that terrarium—oh, that first time. Oh, man, I was so scared. But you know what? It got easier. Pretty soon, I wasn't even scared anymore. In fact, I go so into spiders, I started ] them, and I found ], and I became the ]'s greatest science ]. … Point is, if ] run away from the things you're scared of, it doesn't get any better. The ] doesn't go away; in fact, it just gets worse. ] me.
Nadia: [''selling Cyborsuit shirts to fellow kids''; [profit; [mom; [allowance (money)|allowance]
Look, we gotta make a ] here. You're just gonna have to tell your ] to increase your ].
Narrator: [''from the trailer''; [friends; [worlds; [destroy]
…comes the story of two ] who must join forces to save two ]…if they don't ] this one first.
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A Warning to Stay Out of the Way
Stacey Griffith: [[survival]
A little ] tip: stay out of my way!
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Stacey's Reluctance to Engage Tonight
Stacey Griffith: [[babysit]
I can't ] the little scab juice tonight!
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Comment on Size and Fitness Expectations
Manfred "Turbo" Bruntley: [''about the broodwarrior'']
He's humongous. I bet he doesn't even work outvoted is on a new
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Desperation for Brains and Independence
Manfred "Turbo" Bruntley: [[brain; [#Phase One Assault Cyborsuit|you]
Don't take my ]! I can get ] lots of brains!
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Facing Consequences of Choices
Manfred "Turbo" Bruntley: [[#Spencer Griffith|You; [United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]
] are ] choice dead meat.
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The Limits of Possibility
Manfred "Turbo" Bruntley: [[Ignorance; [law; [excuse]
] of the ] is no ].
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Biotic Identity of Phase One Assault Cyborsuit
Phase One Assault Cyborsuit: [[sorry; [Earth; [#Spencer Griffith|Spencer]
I am ], ] biotic ].
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Prototype Identity of the Cyborsuit
Phase One Assault Cyborsuit:
I am a prototype.
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A Statement from the Cyborsuit
Phase One Assault Cyborsuit: [''to Turbo''; [escape; [Earthling]
There is no ], ].
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A Moment of Determination
Spencer Griffith: [[head]
It's ]-crushing time.
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Feeling Targeted and Misunderstood
Spencer Griffith: [''after being attacked by a broodwarrior'']
Why does everyone want to beat me up‽
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Arrival in Crystal Bluff
Spencer Griffith: [[new; [kid]
Hello, Crystal Bluff. There's a ] ] in town.
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Spencer Griffith's Brief Self-Introduction
Spencer Griffith: [[Shaquille O'Neal]
Check it out: I'm ].
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