Hooking Up (II) (2009)

In this over-the-top comedy, the relationships of three girls and fours guys - in affluent, adolescent suburban reality - intersect through the topsy-turvy world of love, power...and hooking up.

Director:

Vincent Scordia

Writers:

Jeff Siegel (screenplay), Jeff Siegel (story),

Stars:

Corey Feldman, Brian O'Halloran, Bronson Pinchot

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Corey Feldman	...	Ryan Thompson
Brian O'Halloran	...	Dr. Jordan
Bronson Pinchot	...	Mr. Kimbal
Parker Croft	...	John Johnson
Jim deProphetis	...	Colin Winters
Allyson Muñoz	...	April Winters
Ted Sangalis	...	Tyler Smith
Leah Viens-Gordon	...	Michelle Jordan
Alison Whitney	...	Caroline Roberts
Jessica Howell	...	Jess
Burt Brooks	...	Tim
Josh Macuga	...	Dave
Amy Deatrich	...	Teacher
Lynn Mastio Rice	...	Mrs. Jordan
Natasha Giliberti	...	Laura - Party Girl #1

Storyline

After "hooking up" with a series of guys at a house party, April is the talk of her high school. Her best friend Michelle, envious of all of April's attention, decides to try and follow in her footsteps and become more sexually forward. At the same time, their mutual friend Caroline has become so infatuated with her older boyfriend Ryan that she doesn't realize he's just using her. All the while, John, spends the week informing his two best friends, Colin (April's repressed and confused brother) and Tyler (the subject of Michelle's crush), about obscure sexual urban legends he reads about online, that just somehow end up managing to come true. Throw in the naive principal Dr. Jordan, who also happens to be Michelle's father, and Mr. Kimbal, a chemistry teacher trying desperately to dodge repeated seduction attempts from his students.

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Plot Keywords:

principal | party | high school | seduction | barbecue | 

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Taglines:

Chicks, cliques...and lipstick!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Cluster

Filming Locations:

Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bipolar Films, Entropy Entertainment, Morbid Mind Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When playing Scrabble, Michelle scores 37 points for "INFECTIOUS", but her real score would have been 88 points: 38 points for the letters (including the one "double word" and two "double letter" scores) plus 50 points for playing all seven of her tiles.

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Connections

Spoofs Clerks. (1994)

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Soundtracks

"Scotch On The Rocks"
Written and Performed by Tanner Horn
Courtesy of Tanner Horn

User Reviews

One of the Best Teen Films in History

As teen films go, it doesn't get much better. Yeah, the acting may not be perfect, but it's very believable and you'll find yourself woven into the story, feeling it.

It's unique or near unique in the approach. This isn't a happy ending teen romantic comedy. It's comedy, it has romance, and of course nudity because it's intended for young males mostly, but this is a film that girls must see. There's enough male flesh that teen girls don't have to be concerned about suffering though just the typical teen guys with lots of hot naked chicks film.

It's also an excellent story for guys without sisters. It brings reality and perspective into teen relationships while still being funny and sexy and having a good enough soundtrack to not feel like it's another film directed to sell you old music.