Pixel Perfect (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Mark A.Z. Dippé

Writers (WGA):

Alan Sacks (story) and
Neal Shusterman (story) ...

Release Date:

16 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Sci-Fi | Comedy | Fantasy | Music

Plot:

When holography is used to create a new pop star, things start to go awry.

Plot Keywords:

Band | Individuality | Disney Channel Original Movie | Computer Genius | Hologram

Cast

Ricky Ullman	...	Roscoe
Leah Pipes	...	Samantha
Spencer Redford	...	Loretta Modern
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chad 'Chato' Alger	...	Activist
Robin Ballard	...	Civil Servant
Britani Bateman	...	Host
Martha Carter	...	VJ
Dan Christensen	...	High School Principal
Joyce Cohen	...	Dr. McAllister
Porscha Coleman	...	Rachel
Brett Cullen	...	Xander
Samy Davis	...	Tap Dancer
Anthony DiMaria	...	Weldon Giles (as Anthony Di Maria)
Debbie Ellis	...	Housekeeper
David Fetzer	...	Audience Member
Frank Gerrish	...	Search engine driver
Falon Grace	...	Girl in Pigtails
Tania Gunadi	...	Cindy
Amber Hamilton	...	Potential Band Member (as Nicole Hamilton)
Natalie Ann Hansen	...	Moist Towelettes
Melinda Haynes	...	Talk Show Host
Lincoln Hoppe	...	Hapless Teacher
Shanlee Jeppsen	...	Moist Towelettes
Jeffrey Scott Jones	...	E-mail Worker
Bob Lanoue	...	Customer
Lashae Lewis	...	Moist Towelettes
Malinda Money	...	Audience member #2
J.R. Moore	...	Business Man
JJ Neward	...	Activist (as J.J. Neward)
Bruce Newbold	...	Samantha's Dad
Tayva Patch	...	Samantha's Mom
Chris Persky	...	Bored Civil Service Worker
Max Robinson	...	Moxley
David Stevens	...	Engineer
Nate Stevens	...	Max McAllister
Ashley Emiko Swapp	...	Audience Member
Chris Williams	...	Daryl Fibbs
Brett Yoder	...	Audience Member

Also Known As:

Virtual Perfection (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Alan Sacks Productions

Quotes:

Samantha: Touching is not the only way to feel.

Soundtrack:

Nothing's Wrong With Me

One of the best Disney movies

After all the droll of the Mowry movies on Disney Channel, Pixel Perfect turned out to be a breath of fresh air. I'm pleased to say that the only times I fast forward on the tape are to skip the commercials.

The main characters were all well-defined. Rachel and Cindy seemed in the movie for relief and to chip in the occassional comment; Roscoe's dad had a little more character to him. Loretta's struggle to obtain some sort of humanity was somewhat old since I'd seen this concept on "ST: Voyager" with the EMH, but with Sam, Roscoe's best friend turned girlfriend, thrown in, the combination was not that bad.

The music in the movie struck me as hokey sometimes. I could tell that in some sequences, it seemed that the vocals were just coming out of the air instead of Loretta's mouth. One of the best songs was "Get Real" with its jazzy, high-tech melodies. What really surprised me was the score by Philip Marshall, which reached its high point in the end with a nice flute undertone; it made the end of the movie very poignant.

The exploration of human relationships was well-done for a Disney movie. Here, Sam and Roscoe were dealing with real issues, Roscoe with having trouble seeing the benefits of reality in Sam while distracted with Loretta, and Sam dealing with her jealously with Loretta and trying to > convince Roscoe "I'm real." Life may not be fun, but when someone real like Sam comes along, live