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Rocket Science (2007)

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User Rating: 6.8/10 (3,752 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Jeffrey Blitz
Writer (WGA):
Jeffrey Blitz (written by)
Release Date:
28 September 2007 (UK) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Looking for answers to life's big questions, a stuttering boy joins his high school debate team. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
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Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
'I'm Not There' Leads Spirit Nominations (From WENN. 28 November 2007)
User Comments:
Smart Dialog, Sharp Performances more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicholas D'Agosto ... Ben Wekselbaum

Anna Kendrick ... Ginny Ryerson
Utkarsh Ambudkar ... Ram

Candace Scholz ... Townsend Prep Debater (as Candace Burr Scholz)
Margo Martindale ... Coach Lumbly

Reece Thompson ... Hal Hefner (as Reece Daniel Thompson)

Vincent Piazza ... Earl Hefner

Denis O'Hare ... Doyle Hefner
Lisbeth Bartlett ... Juliet Hefner

Aaron Yoo ... Heston

Virginia Frank ... English Teacher

Marilyn Yoblick ... Plainsboro Lunch Lady

Maury Ginsberg ... Mr. Lewinsky
Emily Ginnona ... Honoria

Dionne Audain ... Abraham Lincoln
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some sexual content and language.
Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Ireland:15A | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA more
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Company:
B&W Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The drink that Hal takes from his brothers' room and gets drunk on is Herradura Reposado tequila. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Ginny first speaks with Hal on the school bus, we are show a shot of Hal looking out the window at her, the bus pulls off and we notice that the first window behind him is a emergency exit and the next holds a wheelchair lift. When we cut back to an internal shot of the bus, we can see there is no wheelchair lift on the bus. more
Quotes:
Hal Hefner: And all it got me was... was a cello through her wi... window.
Ben Wekselbaum: You threw a cello? Through her window?
Hal Hefner: Yeah.
Ben Wekselbaum: How big was it?
Hal Hefner: I... I think it was sta... standard sym... symphony size.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: Rocket Science (#14.21)" (2007) more

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Smart Dialog, Sharp Performances, 8 June 2008
8/10
Author: ekeby from wisconsin

This has to be the best dialog in any film ever made with a stutterer as a central character.

I found the performances letter-perfect; not a false note anywhere. This is a movie where even the bit parts are played by well-cast actors, not producers' pretty boyfriends or girlfriends. I loved the girl in the washroom with the nosebleed, for example. Perfect.

Rushmore did not come to mind while I watched this film, nor did any of the other "quirky" films named here by other reviewers. But I did think of it as a companion piece to "Welcome to the Dollhouse." Both set in NJ, and both with central characters at the bottom of their school social ranking, and coping with their realities better than one would think.

I particularly liked the relationship between adults and kids in this film. The adults (parents and teachers) are wise about the kids, and the kids are just as wise about the adults. The tone was just right.

I'm surprised that this film elicits so many negative reviews here. I enjoyed reading the rant by the guy who spells cello "chello." I think that pretty much explains it. Literacy will be required to appreciate this movie.

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