Raise Your Voice (2004)

A girl from a small town heads to the big city of Los Angeles to spend the summer at a performing arts high school.

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers:

Mitch Rotter (story), Sam Schreiber (screenplay)

Stars:

Hilary Duff, Oliver James, Rebecca De Mornay

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hilary Duff	...	Teresa 'Terri' Fletcher
Oliver James	...	Jay Corgan
David Keith	...	Simon Fletcher
Dana Davis	...	Denise Gilmore
Johnny Lewis	...	Engelbert 'Kiwi' Wilson
Rita Wilson	...	Francis Fletcher
Lauren C. Mayhew	...	Robin Childers
Kat Dennings	...	Sloane
Jason Ritter	...	Paul Fletcher
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Aunt Nina
John Corbett	...	Mr. Torvald
Carly Reeves	...	Kelly
James Avery	...	Mr. Gantry
Robert Trebor	...	Mr. Wesson
Steven T. Palmer	...	Street Drummer (as Steven '17' Palmer)

Storyline

Raise Your Voice is a coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer, brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash,who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In the performing arts academy, she experiences a whole new way of life in the big city, far from the small town lifestyle she's used to. The film will revolve around her efforts to confront her lack of formal classic training and deal with a romantic entanglement.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | stage fright | music school | scholarship | choir practice | 

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Taglines:

Don't hold back. Don't give up.

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Genres:

Family | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

8 October 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Christian Music Project

Filming Locations:

Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,022,693 (USA) (8 October 2004)

Gross:

$10,411,980 (USA) (19 November 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, FilmEngine, ChickFlick Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally pitched as a "Christian Music Project" with Jaci Velasquez and Rachael Lampa suggested for the lead, and Kirk Franklin for the music teacher.

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Goofs

When Terri and Jay are rehearsing the song that they're writing, as the camera changes angles, you can see its shadow.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mr. Holcomb: Have a very pleasant Summer everyone. Miss Fletcher, rehearsal tomorrow at four.

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Connections

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Fly"
Written by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks
Performed by Hilary Duff
Produced by John Shanks
Courtesy of Hollywood Records

User Reviews

Contains Plot Holes And Inconsistencies

RAISE YOUR VOICE *** The theme of a young woman singer who travels to Los Angeles to try for a post-secondary music scholarship from a prestigious summer music school gets ho-hum treatment from director Sean McNamara and scripter Sam Schreiber. And it's a shame that the cute, miscast Hilary Duff doesn't have the singing talents to play the young outstanding vocalist in the making, who goes to the school against her over-protective father's wishes. As she is the "star" at the school, she gets the four-minute musical finalé while the other competitors only get 15 seconds of silver screen moments when everyone ultimately competes for the reward, go figure! Plot holes and inconsistencies abound, but its heart is in the right place.