![]() ![]() When Eric finally comes home, he finds his mother playing on the piano. He quickly denies ever going to the Universal, and leaves. After she leaves, Eric's mother confronts him about a pair of matches she found in his clothes that were from the bar. Crestfallen at his rejection and his willingness to toy with her affections, Maggie ends the friendship. He reconciles with Maggie, but quickly realizes that it was a mistake after sleeping together. While at her house, Angie explains to Eric that it's difficult to accept yourself for who you really are, and that he should give himself some time. When Eric goes home, he is ambushed by his mother, Bonnie, about his recent behavior and appearance, and says that people are getting the wrong idea about him. Eric is shown to be uncomfortable during it, and leaves after Rod falls asleep. They go back to Rod's room where they have sex. He goes to the Ohio State dorms in hopes of finding him, but decides to find Rod instead. ![]() Eric goes back to the club to find Jonathan, only to discover that he is already gone. He follows Maggie, but she is really upset at Eric for previously leading her on. When Maggie finally comes to the club, she is heckled by Angie's friends for being Eric's "fag hag", and leaves. While waiting to meet up with Maggie one night, Eric clicks with a local college student named Jonathan. Maggie does not seem to be that surprised since she suspected Eric's relationship with Rod, but she comforts him nevertheless.Įric starts visiting the bar frequently, where he feels accepted by Angie and her close circle of friends. Eric then goes to Maggie's house where he finally tells her that he is gay. Stung by a meaningless sexual experience, he calls Rod, who at first seems happy to hear from him, but then tells Eric that he probably shouldn't call him anymore. He dances with a guy who takes him out to his car where the guy gives Eric a rim job, but then leaves shortly afterwards. Later that night, Eric ventures out to the local gay disco "The Universal", a hopping joint run by none other than his old boss, Angie, who tells him not to worry about what everyone else thinks. While at a party with Maggie, several guys from their school call Eric gay slurs that cause him to leave. #The edge of seventeen movieshare movieThis raises eyebrows with his loving parents, but Eric learns that his mom is going to get a part-time job at a local movie multiplex to help send him to study music in New York. The encounter leaves Eric to have mixed feelings, but he is now more sure of his sexuality.Īfter beginning his senior year of high school, Eric starts to change up his appearance by letting Maggie dye the top half of his hair blonde, and wearing edgier and more effeminate clothes. Eric and Rod eventually go on a date that ends at a motel, but then Rod promptly heads back to Ohio State. Sparks fly between the two boys, even as Maggie waits patiently in the wings for Eric's affections. When Eric and his best friend, Maggie, accept summer jobs in food service at the local amusement park, they befriend their lesbian manager, Angie, and a gay college student named Rod. Sandusky, Ohio, 1984: Eric Hunter is a Eurythmics-obsessed, musically driven teenager coming to terms with his sexual identity. ![]()
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