That’S What I Am
Stars: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck, Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton | Written and Directed by Mike Pavone
Set in the 60’s, a time when a social revolution was beginning to change the mind sets of society, comes a feel good story about an inspirational teacher, Mr Simon (Ed Harris – The Truman Show, Apollo 13, Nixon, The Way Back) who instils in his pupils, a new way of thinking that will change their lives forever.
One kid, whose outlook on life takes on a whole new meaning, is 12 year old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison – Tooth Fairy). A bright student, Andy is put to the test when his English teacher Mr. Simon pairs him up on a project with the school’s biggest outcast, Stanley, also affectionately known as Big G because of his large frame, facial features and ginger hair.
Stars: Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck, Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton | Written and Directed by Mike Pavone
Set in the 60’s, a time when a social revolution was beginning to change the mind sets of society, comes a feel good story about an inspirational teacher, Mr Simon (Ed Harris – The Truman Show, Apollo 13, Nixon, The Way Back) who instils in his pupils, a new way of thinking that will change their lives forever.
One kid, whose outlook on life takes on a whole new meaning, is 12 year old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison – Tooth Fairy). A bright student, Andy is put to the test when his English teacher Mr. Simon pairs him up on a project with the school’s biggest outcast, Stanley, also affectionately known as Big G because of his large frame, facial features and ginger hair.
- 7/10/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
A film produced by WWE that's got nothing to do with wrestling, That's What I Am stars Ed Harris. But is it any good?
Newsflash: bullying is wrong, and the 1960s were a time of rosy-tinted wonder. If either of these seem revelatory, then That's What I Am may be for you. If not, don't bother.
Written and directed by Michael Pavone and produced by the WWE Studios production company, That's What I Am isn't a wrestling spectacle. Instead, it's a dumb, blithely simple drama that is all moral and no content.
Andy (Chase Ellison) is a kid on the verge of teenhood who is assigned a collaborative piece of schoolwork with Big G (Alexander Walters), a loner who happens to be tall, supposedly ugly, and, horror of horrors, ginger. At first, Andy is anxious, as every social capital-conscious boy in an American school movie is, to be paired with such an unpopular classmate,...
Newsflash: bullying is wrong, and the 1960s were a time of rosy-tinted wonder. If either of these seem revelatory, then That's What I Am may be for you. If not, don't bother.
Written and directed by Michael Pavone and produced by the WWE Studios production company, That's What I Am isn't a wrestling spectacle. Instead, it's a dumb, blithely simple drama that is all moral and no content.
Andy (Chase Ellison) is a kid on the verge of teenhood who is assigned a collaborative piece of schoolwork with Big G (Alexander Walters), a loner who happens to be tall, supposedly ugly, and, horror of horrors, ginger. At first, Andy is anxious, as every social capital-conscious boy in an American school movie is, to be paired with such an unpopular classmate,...
- 5/20/2011
- Den of Geek
Summary: Like watching your parents make out.
That's What I Am is a movie that dares you not to like it. I bravely accept. It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it. The ideal audience member for this film is someone who simply has never seen a film before. If that person is you, by all means, dig in. For the rest of us, this unyieldingly saccharine coming-of-age romp is packed to the brim with all too familiar characters -- the inspiring teacher who might be gay (Ed Harris), the awkward misunderstood outcast (Alexander Walters), the dream girl (Mia Rose Frampton... yes, that Frampton), and my personal favorite, the Bully Family, where all the rotten apples don't fall far from the rotten tree.
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That's What I Am is a movie that dares you not to like it. I bravely accept. It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it. The ideal audience member for this film is someone who simply has never seen a film before. If that person is you, by all means, dig in. For the rest of us, this unyieldingly saccharine coming-of-age romp is packed to the brim with all too familiar characters -- the inspiring teacher who might be gay (Ed Harris), the awkward misunderstood outcast (Alexander Walters), the dream girl (Mia Rose Frampton... yes, that Frampton), and my personal favorite, the Bully Family, where all the rotten apples don't fall far from the rotten tree.
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- 4/29/2011
- by Benny Gammerman
- Filmology
Check out the new trailer and clip for That's What I Am, starring Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker and Daniel Roebuck. That's What I am is a comedy directed and written by Michael Pavone, writer of Anthony Lapaglia and Kevin Pollak starrer Chameleon, who's mostly known for TV credits including The Client, High Incident and Prison Break. Also in the cast are Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan. Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, That’s What I Am is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers...
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the new trailer and clip for That's What I Am, starring Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker and Daniel Roebuck. That's What I am is a comedy directed and written by Michael Pavone, writer of Anthony Lapaglia and Kevin Pollak starrer Chameleon, who's mostly known for TV credits including The Client, High Incident and Prison Break. Also in the cast are Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan. Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, That’s What I Am is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers...
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the new trailer and clip for That's What I Am, starring Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker and Daniel Roebuck. That's What I am is a comedy directed and written by Michael Pavone, writer of Anthony Lapaglia and Kevin Pollak starrer Chameleon, who's mostly known for TV credits including The Client, High Incident and Prison Break. Also in the cast are Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan. Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, That’s What I Am is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers...
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the new trailer and clip for That's What I Am, starring Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker and Daniel Roebuck. That's What I am is a comedy directed and written by Michael Pavone, writer of Anthony Lapaglia and Kevin Pollak starrer Chameleon, who's mostly known for TV credits including The Client, High Incident and Prison Break. Also in the cast are Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan. Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, That’s What I Am is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers...
- 4/27/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at a new clip from That's What I Am , opening in limited theaters on April 29th. Written and directed by Michael Pavone, the drama stars Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck, Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton and Amy Madigan. Set in California against the backdrop of the mid-sixties, the film is a coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers. Everyone's favorite teacher, Mr. Simon (Harris), pairs Andy with the school's biggest outcast and social pariah, Stanley aka "Big G" (Walters),...
- 4/20/2011
- Comingsoon.net
[1] A new trailer has been released for WWE Studios' That's What I Am, starring Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Molly Parker -- and professional wrestler Randy Orton. Yup, it's that WWE. The gargantuan sports entertainment corporation has been producing features through its filmmaking arm since 2002, including The Scorpion King (as co-producers), The Marine, and last year's Legendary. That's What I Am looks like a bit of a departure from the company's earlier projects, in that it doesn't seem to feature much in the way of action or wrestling. Watch the trailer after the jump. That's What I Am stars Chase Ellison as Andy, a typical eighth grader who learns lessons about courage and tolerance when he's assigned to work with an unpopular geek (Alexander Walters). Harris plays Andy's wise, compassionate English teacher, who faces troubles of his own when he becomes the target of a potentially destructive rumor. Madigan and Parker...
- 4/13/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
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