Looking for answers to life's big questions, a stuttering boy joins his high school debate team.Looking for answers to life's big questions, a stuttering boy joins his high school debate team.Looking for answers to life's big questions, a stuttering boy joins his high school debate team.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations total
Reece Thompson
- Hal Hefner
- (as Reece Daniel Thompson)
Candace Hammer
- Townsend Prep Debater
- (as Candace Burr Scholz)
Virginia House
- English Teacher
- (as Virginia Frank)
Dan De Luca
- Stephen Douglas
- (as Dan DeLuca)
Steve Park
- Judge Pete
- (as Stephen Park)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAnna Kendrick (Ginny Ryerson) and Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ram) appeared together in Pitch Perfect (2012)
- GoofsWhen Hal first enters the Luis Dry Cleaners in "Trenton," a Baltimore City Police van drives past behind him.
- Quotes
Hal Hefner: There's a cello in your house now.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: Rocket Science (2007)
Featured review
On the brink of exhaustion after a week at Sundance, I sat down in a comfy plush seat in a theater that was not really a theater, but rather a library converted into a theater. Between the habitual midnight showing and average three movie viewing a day, I had fallen asleep in the last two, (Trust me, I did everything in the book to try and keep myself conscious) and thought this would be the third as I began to slouch down in this sumptuousness of a chair, but suddenly, the catchy music, witty dialog, and stimulating visuals had enlivened me. I was literally on the edge of my seat, hanging on to every word Hal Hefner uttered. It was remarkably fresh, continuously entertaining, and even profoundly deep. But in a good way. Which is quite rare not only in movies, but in life really. It made teenage angst and the mid-life crisis a little lighter, even hilarious. And who would think either would be funny. Anyways, this is quite a memorable tale, leaving you with a feeling of infinity, and the wisdom of approaching the serious things with a bit of humor.
- blueyedathena3280
- Aug 11, 2007
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $714,943
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $58,536
- Aug 12, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $763,578
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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