Raising Victor Vargas

Raising Victor Vargas (2003)

Victor, a Lower East Side teenager, as he deals with his eccentric family, including his strict grandmother, his bratty sister, and a younger brother who completely idolizes him. Along the way he tries to win the affections of Judy, who is very careful and calculating when it comes to how she deals with men.

Date of release
2003-03-28
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (52)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Peter Sollett

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $2.8M
  • Budget: $800K
  • Earned 3.5× its budget
  • Filmed in: New York City
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Grand prix du Festival de Deauville

Raising Victor Vargas is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Sollett, and written by Sollett and Eva Vives. The film follows Victor, a Lower East Side teenager, as he deals with his eccentric family, including his strict grandmother, his bratty sister, and a younger brother who completely idolizes him. Along the way he tries to win the affections of Judy, who is very careful and calculating when it comes to how she deals with men. In a subplot, Judy's friend Melonie is depicted in her own romantic adventure. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

Production

The film was adapted from Sollett's 2000 28 minute coming-of-age short film Five Feet High and Rising. The film is a drama surrounding a 12-year-old boy from New York City's Lower East Side, Victor, and his pursuit of an older girl named Amanda. Shooting took place on the Lower East Side, where spacing concerns prompted the use of 16mm film cameras. Five Feet High and Rising went on to win awards at Cannes, Sundance, Aspen and SXSW.

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