Fifty Pills (2006)

Director:

Theo Avgerinos

Writer:

Matthew Perniciaro (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Darren Giles has lost his college scholarship, can't work up the courage to ask out the girl of his...

Plot Keywords:

College | Dominatrix | Ecstasy | Drugs | Cigarette Smoking

Cast

Lou Taylor Pucci	...	Darren
Kristen Bell	...	Gracie
John Hensley	...	Coleman
Nora Zehetner	...	Michelle
Eddie Kaye Thomas	...	Ralphie
Monica Keena	...	Petunia
Michael Peña	...	Eduardo
Jane Lynch	...	Doreen
John Kapelos	...	Harold
Donnell Rawlings	...	C-Low
Rachel Boston	...	Lindsay
Michael Masini	...	Halo
John Marshall Jones	...	Housing Manager
Ron Yuan	...	The Seoul Man
Chris J. Johnson	...	Paul

Also Known As:

50 Pills (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

Germany:85 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Coalition Film

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Coleman is in the office, after he is told he is on probation, his audio is out of sync.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Everybody's Getting Down

Not so bad - and great music

Interesting that this movie has received some bad reviews. I think it's being treated too harshly as it's overall a nice tale, with decent acting, cinematography, and a well interwoven soundtrack.

In general, the plot was amusing enough and any ills it may have contained were overcome by a great soundtrack. While, Lou Taylor Pucci can be almost a little too cute sometimes and his character's naivety is a little overplayed, the overall the story moves along, is captivating enough, and the characters both entertaining and compelling enough that you want to see the movie resolve in its predictable but happy ending. It's a nice movie and left me with happy feelings.