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Грег Гейнс обыкновенный подросток и, как многие застенчивые молодые люди, старается не выделяться из толпы. Он может стать невидимкой в любой социальной среде. У него есть только один друг Эрл, и вместе они снимают кино — пародии на классические фильмы культовых режиссеров. Поворотным в жизни Грега становится момент, когда его мама просит возобновить дружбу с подругой его детства — Рейчел Кушнер, у которой недавно обнаружили рак.

Up until senior year, Greg has maintained total social invisibility. He only has one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time—when not playing video games and avoiding Earl’s terrifying brothers— making movies, their own versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics. Greg would be the first one to tell you his movies are f*@$ing terrible, but he and Earl don’t make them for other people. Until Rachel. Rachel has leukemia, and Greg’s mom gets the genius idea that Greg should befriend her. Against his better judgment and despite his extreme awkwardness, he does. When Rachel decides to stop treatment, Greg and Earl must abandon…

Greg Gaines is the last master of high school espionage, able to disappear at will into any social environment. He has only one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time making movies, their own incomprehensible versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics. Until Greg’s mother forces him to rekindle his childhood friendship with Rachel. Rachel has been diagnosed with leukemia—-cue extreme adolescent awkwardness—-but a parental mandate has been issued and must be obeyed. When Rachel stops treatment, Greg and Earl decide the thing to do is to make a film for her, which turns into the Worst Film Ever Made and becomes a turning point…

Abiturient Gregi edu saladuseks on jääda alati märkamatuks ja mitte laskuda kellegagi sügavamatesse isiklikesse suhetesse. See lähenemine on aidanud tal hakkama saada sel ohtlikult miiniväljal, milleks on igapäevane koolielu oma kõiksugu grupeeringute ja rühmitustega. Isegi oma parimat sõpra Earli, kellega koos ta on lapsepõlvest saati vändanud lemmikfilmide paroodiaid ja uusversioone, ei nimeta ta mitte sõbraks, vaid hoopis kolleegiks, sest nii on lihtsalt… lihtsam. Gregi kummaline strateegia laguneb aga koost, kui ta ema leiab, et poiss peaks aega veetma oma klassiõe Racheliga, kellel diagnoositi hiljuti leukeemia. Koos Earliga otsustavad…