![]() Wallace attempts to flee the house by stealing Robert's car, but he crashes it into the garage. In the ensuing scuffle, Miles is accidentally stabbed in the head with a pen. In a fit of rage, Wallace lambasts the boys and attempts to take Miles' comic from his hands. During the lesson, Wallace finds Robert's comic parodying him and his misadventures. Miles arrives unannounced and tries to show Wallace his work. Robert takes Wallace up to his room and pays him with the money he stole from his mother's purse. An increasingly uncomfortable Wallace locks himself in the bathroom and smashes a window in frustration. When Wallace arrives the next morning, Lewis and Jennifer are immediately suspicious of him. Later that night, Robert moves back home after walking in on Barry and Steven masturbating to Katano's adult comics at their apartment. Wallace agrees when Robert suggests they could meet at his parents' house in Princeton, New Jersey. Desperate for professional guidance, Robert offers to pay Wallace for a drawing lesson. ![]() In an unsuccessful attempt to gather incriminating evidence, Robert throws a rubber horse at the pharmacist and flees the scene. Robert reluctantly agrees in order to earn Wallace's approval. Wallace instructs Robert to provoke the pharmacist in an attempt to get him fired, believing it will help with his case. During the ride, Wallace coerces Robert to drive to the pharmacy where he was charged with assault. Before driving home, Robert offers Wallace a ride home, which he hastily accepts. The next day, Robert attempts several times to connect with Wallace over his comic book career but is met with Wallace's erratic and volatile behavior. While taking notes, Robert learns that Wallace used to work for Image Comics as an assistant colorist. ![]() He attends a meeting with Cheryl and her client, Wallace, who is seeking legal counsel after an attempted assault on a pharmacist. Robert takes a job working for Cheryl as a notetaker while continuing to work at a local comic book store. Seeking independence, Robert leaves his parents' house and moves to Trenton, New Jersey, where he shares a dingy apartment with two older men, Barry and Steven. He proclaims that he wants to pursue a career in art and will not be finishing the school year, to his parents' disappointment. Shortly after being released, Robert meets with his parents, Lewis and Jennifer, at a diner. He is not charged and is allowed to keep Katano's possessions. Robert enlists the help of Cheryl, a public defender, for his trial. As the police arrive at the scene, Miles escapes while Robert is apprehended. After rummaging through Katano's classroom, Robert and his friend Miles break into Katano's apartment. Later, Robert attempts to gather anything of sentimental value from his late mentor. While trying to ensure the interaction did not make him uncomfortable, Katano is suddenly struck and killed by a car. ![]() Outside, Katano attempts to talk with Robert. Before completing the drawing, Robert's phone alarm goes off and he leaves for work. After Katano looks over Robert's portfolio, Katano asks Robert to make a nude figure drawing of him. Robert Bleichner, a high school student and aspiring cartoonist, meets with his art teacher, Mr. He moves to a basement apartment in Trenton, New Jersey and meets Wallace, a possibly unstable former cartoonist. The film tells the story of a 17-year-old cartoonist Robert, who leaves home after the death of his mentor to forge his own path. It premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United States on August 26, 2022, where it received positive reviews from critics. Funny Pages is a 2022 American coming-of-age black comedy film written, directed, and edited by Owen Kline and produced by the Safdie brothers. ![]()
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