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Bart Got a Room (2008) -- William H. Macy’s made-for-the-web-only ukulele duet for Bart Got a Room.
Bart Got a Room (2008) -- Nerdy high school senior Danny (newcomer Steven Kaplan) has spent six hundred bucks on the hotel room, the limo and the tux for his prom. He’s only missing one thing—the girl.
Bart Got a Room (2008) -- Clip: We need a room
Bart Got a Room (2008) -- Interview: William H Macy "On the wig"
Bart Got a Room (2008) -- Trailer for this comedy about a teenager looking for a prom date

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Director:
Brian Hecker
Writer:
Brian Hecker (writer)
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Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
While Danny's father and mother independently search for love, Danny is on his own desperate quest to find a prom date. Danny's search becomes progressively more pathetic once he and his family learn that Bart, the school's biggest dweeb, not only secured a date for the prom, but got a hotel room as well. | full synopsis
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User Comments:
If Tilly would go for Macy, then I guess, Bart could get a room more (15 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, thematic elements and brief strong language. (on appeal; originally Rated R for some sexual content)
Runtime:
USA:80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Hollywood, Florida, USA

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the final dance scene at the Bar Mitzvah a boom mic operator is visible in the background. more
Movie Connections:
References "Sesame Street" (1969) more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
If Tilly would go for Macy, then I guess, Bart could get a room, 18 July 2009
4/10
Author: thesar-2 from United States

I started off disliking 'Bart Got a Room' due to its painfully obvious set up, clichés and predictable storyline where you knew where this was going from the get-go. For the most part, it unfolded to where you thought so with just a hint of surprises. The idea behind the film, and hence the title, involves high schoolers scrambling to get a date and a "room" for prom night, since *Bart* got a room. Sure, when Bart's revealed in the room, they overshoot his nerd-factor, but the movie's clearly mean-spirited from all angles on a person that's different from the "norm." Again, they did dress up Bart as the stereotypical arrogant "Napoleon Dynamite," but it was a pretty harsh reality the parents were teaching their kids to be judgmental. Some segments were funny, I'll admit, but those few and far between scenes involved Macy (namely the woman running for her life and the older female with a housewarming gift.) And it was touching how down-on-his-own-bad-luck divorced father Macy would give up everything, including a date with poker-great Tilly, to aid his son's quest for a date. 'Bart' was a sweet, innocent movie (other than few scenes knocking down different people) and you could do worse, but there are far better high school comedies. Such as 'Election,' 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' and 'Juno.' You have to give kudos to the lead, Kaplan for trying to carry the movie, but not so much for the supporting case, like the overly clichéd "heavy-set" buddy, the pretty blonde cheerleader and the plain-Jane BFF that, shocking, should be his first pick for the prom. We've seen this plot dozens of times over, and one of my favorites was 'Some Kind of Wonderful.' Ironically, director Hecker, did seem to attempt (unsuccessfully) the heart of most Hughes movies.

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