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Torrey Pines
Torrey Pines

Torrey Pines

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Torrey Pines is a stop-motion animated feature film by director Clyde Petersen. Based on a true story, the film is a queer punk coming-of-age tale, taking place in Southern California in the early 1990's. Raised by a schizophrenic single mother, Petersen's life story unfolds in a series of baffling and hallucinated events. With a mother fueled by hallucinations of political conspiracy and family dysfunction, twelve-year-old Petersen is taken on a cross-country adventure that will forever alter the family as they know it.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

18 October 2016

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kimya Dawson

Kimya Dawson

Pop Superstar (voice)

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