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A romantic drama set against the world of slam poetry competitions. | add synopsisUser Comments:
A verbal and cinematic tourdeforce moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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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This film is remarkable in that it is both a highly engaging work of film-making but also a great poetic work. The actors, too, pull off a verbal tour de force, especially in scenes when they are "making up" poems off the tops of their heads. If you like past-faced, verbal action, this is your flick. C Thomas Howell is superb as the nasty, too successful "street poet". Writer director Paul Edwards delivers outstanding performances and a nuanced look at the modern phenomenon known as slam poetry. This is also a love story, a film of self-discovery, and a rumination on the creative process. I highly recommend it.