GrowUp,TonyPhillipsmaytakeplaceonHalloween,butithasnothingtodowithhorrormoviesandeverythingtodowiththatcrystallinemomentintimeeveryonehaswhentheyrealizelifemarchesforwardandthey'retheyoungestthey'lleverbe.It'sacoming-of-agestory,butthisisn'tanindiedramaaboutaboybecomingaman.It'sacomedyaboutTonyPhillips,aguywhodoesn'tthinkchildhoodpassionsshouldhaveanexpirationdate.Thiswon'tbeteenagelifeasviewedfromanadult'snostalgia-tintedrearviewmirror.Thisisineverysenseateen'sstorytoldfromtheperspectiveofactualteenagers,bothbehindandinfrontofthecamera.Thatmeansnohyper-metadialogue,nolarger-than-lifescenarios,andnoover-the-topstyle.ThisisallstraightfromEmily'sheart.