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The 1995 film, ‘The Cure’, was directed by TV actor, Peter Horton (‘thirtysomething’). Like the acclaimed 2004 film, ‘Mean Creek’, ‘The Cure’ is a film about young people in difficult situations. The result – from a studio point of view – was a film that struggled to find an audience since ‘The Cure’ was too depressing for teenagers – even though it won a number of film festival and Young Artist Awards and even a Grammy nomination for its soundtrack – and too ‘young’ for grown-ups. Even ‘Mean Creek’ is saddled with an incomprehensible “R” rating which will preclude its best audience.
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