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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   5,869 votes
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Director:
Jeffrey Blitz
Writer (WGA):
Jeffrey Blitz (written by)
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Release Date:
28 September 2007 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Life is faster done than said.
Plot:
Looking for answers to life's big questions, a stuttering boy joins his high school debate team. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
A fresh surprise more (44 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicholas D'Agosto ... Ben Wekselbaum

Anna Kendrick ... Ginny Ryerson
Utkarsh Ambudkar ... Ram

Candace Scholz ... Townsend Prep Debater (as Candace Burr Scholz)
Margo Martindale ... Coach Lumbly

Reece Thompson ... Hal Hefner (as Reece Daniel Thompson)

Vincent Piazza ... Earl Hefner

Denis O'Hare ... Doyle Hefner
Lisbeth Bartlett ... Juliet Hefner

Aaron Yoo ... Heston

Virginia Frank ... English Teacher

Marilyn Yoblick ... Plainsboro Lunch Lady

Maury Ginsberg ... Mr. Lewinsky

Emily Ginnona ... Honoria
Dionne Audain ... Abraham Lincoln
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some sexual content and language.
Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | Ireland:15A | Norway:10 (TV rating)
Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA more
Company:
B&W Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The drink that Hal takes from his brothers' room and gets drunk on is Herradura Reposado tequila. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Ginny first speaks with Hal on the school bus, we are show a shot of Hal looking out the window at her, the bus pulls off and we notice that the first window behind him is a emergency exit and the next holds a wheelchair lift. When we cut back to an internal shot of the bus, we can see there is no wheelchair lift on the bus. more
Quotes:
Plainsboro Lunch Lady: [serving sloppy joe sandwiches at school lunchtime] They're not really bad if you've never had really good ones. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: Rocket Science (#14.21)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Kiss Off more

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31 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
A fresh surprise, 13 August 2007
10/10
Author: Michael Fargo from San Francisco

With another entry in the "coming of age" category, I really was pleasantly surprised to find--if not an original--a deeply-felt, honest portrayal of the trials of adolescence. The strongest aspects were the performances from the entire cast with Anna Kendrick and Vincent Piazza being standouts. Of course, the fine work of Reese Thompson will be rewarded by the praise he deserves (and hopefully awarded).

But this deeply personal film has many fine moments, both hysterically funny and painfully revealing. Because it refuses to be predictable--even in the final moments--I believe it will stand above other films of this genre. A well chosen score will keep it from becoming dated. It's never glib towards a range "bent" characters, and chooses to leave the smart remarks for the characters and not the film itself. Despite the subject of repressed anger and expressed rage, there's a sweetness that avoids the sentimental.

Clearly Jeffery Blitz needed to tell this story. And I hope he has many more for us in the future.

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