Graduation (2007)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Michael Mayer

Writers:

Michael Mayer (writer)
D. Cory Turner (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The future is theirs...if they don't get caught.

Plot:

Four best friends plot to rob a bank during their high school graduation ceremony in order to help out one of the teen's sick relatives.

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | Heist

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Shannon Lucio	...	Polly Deely
Riley Smith	...	Chauncey Boyd
Chris Marquette	...	Carl Jenkins
Chris Lowell	...	Tom Jackson
Adam Arkin	...	Dean Deeley
Aimee Garcia	...	Suzy Winters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Blake Baxendell	...	Badboy / Jock
Jamie Baxendell	...	High School Student
Greg Benson	...	Sgt. Wrigley
Stephanie Bertoni	...	Nurse
Robert DiDonato	...	S.W.A.T leader
Richard Fike	...	Police Officer
Minda Fisher	...	Librarian
Brandon Hanson	...	Derek
Mara Herbkersman	...	High School Student
William Kania	...	Fireman
Tommy Lafitte	...	Leroy Dell
Meritt Latimore	...	Teacher
Huey Lewis	...	Mike
Quantia Mali	...	Adult Chaperone
Jennifer Massey	...	Barbara
Jeff Monahan	...	Floyd
David Morse	...	Police Officer
Glynnis O'Connor	...	Mary
Charles David Richards	...	Sniper
Victor A. Sandoval	...	Bank Costumer
Richard S. Sargent	...	Goth Kid
Ian Short	...	Charlie
Trisha Simmons	...	Marie
Matt Veltri	...	Swat team member
Lisa Ann Walter	...	Carol
Michael Joseph Thomas Ward	...	Principal Geibel

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Hanson Film Group

Quotes:

Tom Jackson: [walks up to Chauncy and Polly dancing] I have to say you too are the cutest couple on the dance floor.
[sees Suzy and Carl walking up]
Tom Jackson: Take that back.
Carl Jenkins: Hey everyone.
Polly Deely: Hi.
Carl Jenkins: This is Suzy. She graduated a year ahead of us.
Suzy Winters: [to Polly] I work for your dad now.
Polly Deely: [sarcastically] Right.
Tom Jackson: Hi. I'm Tom. Jackson. I wouldn't know my whole from my head in the ground.
Carl Jenkins: [confused] All right!
[...]

Soundtrack:

Banquet

Emotional

I just wanted to give an advise to those who are wondering if the movie is good enough.Yes, it is. Its actually the perfect combination of action and drama. On the one hand you have good looking young actors, who gives a brilliant performance, and on the other you are truly involved in the plot. You are touched by the songs, played in the background, with one of the best alternative sounds like Iggy Pop, Bloc Party. The most considerable part of the movie are the characters. They are all different from each other, but are still together to fight for a good cause.(bank robbery is no more something bad D). Anyway I'm not sure that everyone will like the movie, but you can give it a try, but if you're a teenager I strongly recommend it to you ;)