Raise Your Voice (2004)

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers (WGA):

Mitch Rotter (story)
Sam Schreiber (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Music | Romance

Tagline:

Don't give up. Don't hold back. (Australia DVD)

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Small Town | Stage Fright | Scholarship | Music School | Ambition

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

Heart of Summer (Australia) (working title)
Untitled Christian Music Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements and language.

Runtime:

USA:103 min | Argentina:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:MG6 | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Company:

Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment

Trivia:

Evan Rachel Wood and Jonathan Jackson were the original choices for the roles of Terri and Jay respectively, but both dropped out due to production changes, as did Annie Potts (who was set to play Terri's mother) and director James Hayman. The story's location was then changed from New York City to Los Angeles.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Terri and Jay are talking at the water fountain, in the close up shots, Terri has her arms on either her bag or across her chest but in the far away shots, her hand are down by her side. They keep switching in and out.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Jason X (2001)

Soundtrack:

Just Do It

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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.