Teresa Palmer - December Boys (2007) Discussion

How old is she?

“Every story has an end. But in life, every ending is just a new beginning.”

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[–] eadavis2010 16 years ago

she's 21

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I think she was supposed to be in the new action film coming out called Jumper with Tom Sturridge. Unfortunately they were both replaced with more 'known American actors' Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen. I can't watch the trailer without thinking how good it would have been with Tom in the lead.

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[–] jdmarriott 16 years ago

Daniel? Too old for the role? Gee, he was a 16 year old playing a 16 year old! It was filmed two years ago.

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[–] lilmolldoll41 16 years ago

I agree with the previous post, how young do you want someone to look when they have a sex scene?

“Every story has an end. But in life, every ending is just a new beginning.”

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[–] ihavecoolsox 16 years ago

Technically, Maps wasn't 16.

In the book, he's about 12 so yes he is too old.

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[–] Wuchak (8149) 6 years ago

Technically, Maps wasn't 16.
In the book, he's about 12 so yes he is too old.

No, he wasn't "too old." The movie is not the book. They're two different stories, albeit similar. The story in the book takes place in the 30s; in the movie it takes place circa 1970 (which can be proven by clues in the film, like "Spirit in the Sky" playing on the record player in the cave, which was released in late 1969). In the MOVIE version, the filmmakers wanted Maps to be around 16 years-old in order to have him romance the slightly older & experienced Lucy, who's about 17-18 (Teresa was actually 20 during shooting). It was a good decision seeing as how Maps was easily the most interesting character of the four boys.

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[–] wastedproof 16 years ago

Does she display her terrific body?

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[–] Emilee33 16 years ago

No, she doesn't get naked. Now I've never read the book, but if Maps was 12, how much younger were the other 3 boys? And did Maps (at age 12) have sex in the book? Cuz that's a little young. They never actually said how old any of the boys were, even though they each had a birthday. But from the film, I was thinking Spit & Spark were about 12, Misty maybe 10, and Maps at least 16. He insinuates (in the film) that he's close to 18. I'll admit that at first he seemed out of place, but then I realized he was playing the "older brother" role and it made more sense. Just my opinion.

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[–] Wuchak (8149) 6 years ago

Does she display her terrific body?

Yes, her body is magnificently displayed in this movie (just don't expect any nude scenes). One of the best sequences is when she & Maps walk up the rocks to the cave: Teresa (Lucy) is wearing short jean shorts and you get a long good look at her figure and splendid legs. There are other good shots of her during their second meeting in the cave, including a tasteful sequence of her sitting in a chair and another one of her, um, bending over.

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[–] BillySlater (4108) 3 years ago

Wu aren´t you a Christian?

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[–] Wuchak (8149) 3 years ago

Yes. I just thought Teresa's God-given beauty was well captured in this underappreciated movie. The "bending over" comment was a stab at amusement corresponding to that scene in the film.

Actually, anything I say about Lucy (Teresa) on this particular board is said with a wink of humor. So lighten up, brah. I'm not dishonoring Teresa, but rather the opposite.

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