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Wikipedia article




'Jane Wants a Boyfriend' is a 2015 American romantic comedy film directed by William C. Sullivan. The film had its world premiere on June 6, 2015 at the Greenwich International Film Festival and stars Louisa Krause and Eliza Dushku. The plot revolves around Jane, a woman with Asperger's syndrome who is searching for a boyfriend with the help of her oldest sister, Bianca. Worldwide film rights were purchased by FilmBuff in February 2016 and 'Jane Wants a Boyfriend' was released on March 25, 2016.

Synopsis



Jane is a young woman with Asperger's syndrome who is living with her parents in Queens, New York. Bianca is her extremely protective older sister who is now moving in with her fianc, Rob, in Brooklyn. Jane's parents are now moving to New Jersey and they want Jane to move in with Bianca. Bianca and Rob are not sure once they are ready for that kind of responsibility though, and Jane decides she wants her first boyfriend. This causes some strife to the point where it chafes at Jane's growing desire for independence despite ambient noise creeping into her attention. Eventually, this leads to Bianca trying to dissuade one of her friends, Jack, from dating Jane, as she views him as too unreliable for her sister.

Cast



* Louisa Krause as Jane, a wardrobe worker whose Asperger's syndrome causes background sounds to overload her senses

* Eliza Dushku as Bianca, Jane's older sister, whose worrying manifests as a controlling streak

* Gabriel Ebert as Jack, a guy who, despite being known as immature, does secret research on autism spectrum disorders

* Amir Arison as Rob

* Anisha Nagarajan as Cynthia

* Polly Draper as Mom

* Gregg Edelman as Dad

* Jon Bass as Steve

* Nick Stevenson as Director

* Greg Keller as Paul

* Franco Gonzalez as Jose

Reception



On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 38% based on 8 reviews.

References




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