The Adventures of Sebastian Cole

1998Movie⏱️ 1h 39mR

ComedyDrama

⭐ 6.6

IMDB Rating

2,067 votes

In June 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole joins his mother, stepfather, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sebastian's step-father, drops a bomb: he announces he's changing sexes. Sebastian's sister splits immediately f...

Director

Tod Williams

Writers

N/A

Stars

Adrian Grenier, Clark Gregg, Aleksa Palladino

Release Date

January 23, 1999

Language

English

Country

United States

🎯 4

Nominations

💬 21

Reviews

📋 2.7K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Adrian Grenier

as Sebastian Cole

Clark Gregg

as Hank

Aleksa Palladino

as Mary

Margaret Colin

as Joan Cole

John Shea

as Hartley Cole

Marni Lustig

as Jessica Cole

Joan Copeland

as Grandmother Cole

Tom Lacy

as Grandfather Cole

Gabriel Macht

as Troy

Herbert Russell

as Wayne

💰 Box Office

$100,841

Worldwide Gross

$100,841

Domestic Gross

$12,598

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Dolby SR

Color

Filming Location

Kingston, New York, USA

Production

Culpan Productions LLC

🏷️ Keywords

year 1983bloodname in titlemale name in titlelong haired male

🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Quirky, Touching Coming-of-Age

by gbheron • 2002-05-07

7/10

"Coming of age in a dysfunctional family has been worked and overworked in recent years, but "The Adventures of Sebastian Cole" presents a somewhat different slant on the story. It also contains characters that are not written as "can-you-top-this?" stereotypes: the clueless fathers, slut stepmothers, stormtrooper school administrators, you've seen them over and over. In this movie, the focal relationship between stepfather and teenage son is rather realistic and touching, even though the stepfather is in the process of changing his sex. Quirky, yes, very much so, but n..."

💡 Did You Know?

John Shea (I) and Margaret Colin also play a divorced couple in "Gossip Girl" (2007).

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📖 Synopsis

In June 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole joins his mother, stepfather, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sebastian's step-father, drops a bomb: he announces he's changing sexes. Sebastian's sister splits immediately f...