Charlie Bartlett (2007)

Director:

Jon Poll

Writer (WGA):

Gustin Nash (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Popularity is a state of mind.

Plot:

A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school.

Plot Keywords:

Popularity | Psychiatrist | Streaking | Teenage Boy | School Uniform

Cast

Anton Yelchin	...	Charlie Bartlett
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Principal Nathan Gardner
Hope Davis	...	Marilyn Bartlett
Kat Dennings	...	Susan Gardner
Tyler Hilton	...	Murphey Bivens
Mark Rendall	...	Kip Crombwell
Dylan Taylor	...	Len Arbuckle
Megan Park	...	Whitney Drummond
Jake Epstein	...	Dustin Lauderbach
Jonathan Malen	...	Jordan Sunder
Derek McGrath	...	Superintendent Sedgwick
Stephen Young	...	Dr. Stan Weathers
Ishan Davé	...	Henry Freemont
David Brown	...	Officer Hansen
Eric Fink	...	Thomas

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug content and brief nudity.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:R (certificate #43261) | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:16 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Parkwood Estate, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Trivia:

In the last scene the psychiatrists name is P. Sarossy, same as the cinematographer of this movie, Paul Sarossy.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Charlie Bartlett: Thank You. Thank you very much. Thank you. How you all doing tonight. It's great to see all of you here. My name is Charlie Bartlett.

Movie Connections:

References "All in the Family" (1971)

Soundtrack:

Poison/Safe

Poorly written and cringe inducing

The best thing about this movie is Robert Downey Jr. and even then he's playing a role we've seen him in many times before (a long suffering addict). Anton Yelchin, the kid who plays Charlie Bartlett is annoying and precocious. I found him annoying and precocious when he was on "Huff" and my opinion hasn't changed. Why anyone would listen to what he says is beyond my understanding. Every time he spoke, I cringed at his honest, soft spoken, intellectual style. He's not suited to this role. Go watch Ferris Bueller instead of this movie. The difference between a movie like Ferris Bueller and this movie is the lead actor. Anton Yelchin is a poor lead actor and he's not at all likable as an intellectual who takes over his school.