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 [United States]

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

Was originally entitled "Heart of Summer", but the film's release date was pushed back from August to October, so the title was changed accordingly.

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Goofs

When Jay wakes up Terri and Denise, Terri jumps out of bed fully dressed with her trainers on.

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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

References Jason X (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Take It Back Now"
Written by Mitchell Rotter
Performed by Mitchell Rotter

User Reviews

Amazing Hillary Movie!

I thought this movie was amazing!A lot of people don't like Hillary movies but this one is worth seeing.There are parts that made me wanna cry and other parts made me laugh.I think this movie is really heart-warming so all girls should see it.Guys may like it too but I think it's more on the chick-flick side.The issues with Teri are very real and the movie is played out really well around them.I really enjoyed watching it.Even if you don't particularly like Hillary,you should still see it because this is one of her best movies.It's different than her other movies and she really shines in this.Oliver James is also very good in this movie along with the rest of the cast.