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E. Paul Edwards (written by)
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A romantic drama set against the world of slam poetry competitions. | add synopsis
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Cast

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C. Thomas Howell ... David Settles
Jeff Stearns ... Jake Thompson
Tara D'Agostino ... Marni Elliott

Fred Willard ... Longfellow
Fred Williamson ... Gabriel

Edward Albert ... Marc Neihauser
Michael Parks ... Benny the Heckler

Val Lauren ... Etch-A-Sketch

Dominic Comperatore ... Alan Mitzer

Jen Dede ... Lisa
Vanessa Dorman ... Shelly Lancaster

Tucker Smallwood ... Dr. Franklin

Amir Talai ... Ralphie
Joe Restivo ... Millhouse
James Parks ... Fresno Pete
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Street Poet (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for sexual content and language.
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89 min
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Rather underwhelming, 23 March 2008
Author: Gordon-11 from Hong Kong

This film is about a young poet who falls in love with a publisher who is HIV positive.

It is difficult to make a film about poetry, as poem recitals can hardly be described as exciting and visually stimulating. "Fighting Words" tries to make it more interesting by having controversial and provocative story lines. Though I applaud the filmmakers for their hard work, but "Fighting Words" is still rather underwhelming. It is not visually pleasing, and the pacing is rather slow. It is also unfortunate that many of the "poems" in the final slam are too vulgar and gross for the literary passionates. The final result is that "Fighting Words" does not appeal to romantic comedy viewers nor poetry lovers.

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