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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Jeffrey Blitz (written by)
Release Date:
28 September 2007 (UK)
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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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Debate
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High School
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Team
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Tournament
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Awards:
1 win
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6 nominations
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(53 articles)
'Twilight' and 'Up in the Air' star Anna Kendrick talks 'Twitter'
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ROCKET SCIENCE is really a wonderful film!
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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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Rated R for some sexual content and language.
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101 min
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The drink that Hal takes from his brothers' room and gets drunk on is Herradura Reposado tequila.
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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.
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Quotes:
Hal Hefner:
There's a cello in your house now.
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Soundtrack:
Kiss Off
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How anyone could be bored with this is beyond me. Perhaps the film hits too close to home. See it, if for no other reason, for the terrific performances of Reece Thompson and Anna Kendrick. They are both amazing in their key roles, and, were this a high-profile Hollywood film, would no doubt be considered come Oscar time, as well they should be! High school can be a painful time, so to expect some Disney version of perfect, perky kids, who all look like teen models, is downright unrealistic. This film, on the other hand, rang true in just about every scene, which is no easy task. And I have to add that I have become a big fan of Margo Martindale, who can do just about anything asked of her. (See her touching segment in the multi-segment film "Paris, je t'aime" and her work in "The Riches" to get an idea of how terrific this actress is.) In any event, if you want to see a film that reflects high school in all its good-bad-and-ugly splendor, this is one film you should not miss.