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The Education of Charlie Banks (2007) -- College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   965 votes
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Director:
Fred Durst
Writer:
Peter Elkoff (writer)
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Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Nice Surprise to Durst's Directorial Debut more (13 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Jesse Eisenberg ... Charlie

Jason Ritter ... Mick

Eva Amurri ... Mary

Chris Marquette ... Danny

Sebastian Stan ... Leo

Gloria Votsis ... Nia
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danny A. Abeckaser ... Arresting Officer

Dennis Boutsikaris ... Mr. Banks

Miles Chandler ... Young Mick

Sam Daly ... Owen

William DeCoff ... Airport Valet
Amanda Donaghey ... Glee Club Member
Alex Guarino ... Buzzy Tim

Steven Hinkle ... Young Charlie

Gabe Karon ... Terry

Olivia Keister ... Michelle
Cain Kerner ... Young Danny

Nicholas Leiter Mele ... Screaming Kid
Charles Parnell ... Asst. DA Worsheck

Patrick Pitu ... Suicide Witness

Todd Poudrier ... Pilot
Josh Richman ... Professor Gersten

Vincent James Russo ... 1970's Rocker

Jeremy Schwartz ... Bartender
Gabby Sherba ... Gabby
James Zimmerman ... Tim
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, sexual content, and drug and alcohol use.
Runtime:
USA:100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Charlie Banks more

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Crew or equipment visible: In the first scene after the title credit about 3 minutes into the film, the camera is on the sidewalk dollying in on some people entering a party. At the bottom of the frame you can clearly see the dolly track extended out. more
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References Combat (1978) (VG) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Nice Surprise to Durst's Directorial Debut, 4 May 2009
7/10
Author: gaspernoe from India

I was genuinely surprised by Durst's directorial debut.The characters were rich and Jesse Eisenberg did a fabulous job of taking the lead as Charlie.The setting was nice and Durst seems to have gone into great detail in trying to capture the essence of college life in the 80's.Eisenberg ,definitely the star of the show , does a fabulous job getting across as Charlie.He is a wonderful actor and I am glad to see he is back to his "Indie" roots(Squid and the Whale was fabulous.Didn't know why he was associated with Cursed...).The screenplay could have been better but the storyline was not over- complicated and kept you captivated till the end.Durst seems to have a great touch at this which has surprised me but then again he never ceases to surprise us all.He seems to have his hand in everything these days.

Kudos to Durst and hope to see him in the future with stronger actors and better budgets.

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