The Marc Pease Experience (2009)

Former high school musical star, Marc Pease, finds himself still living in the past, eight years after graduating.

Director:

Todd Louiso

Writers:

Jacob Koskoff, Todd Louiso

Stars:

Jason Schwartzman, Ben Stiller, Anna Kendrick

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Schwartzman	...	Marc Pease
Ben Stiller	...	Jon Gribble
Anna Kendrick	...	Meg Brickman
Jay Paulson	...	Gerry
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Gavin
Gabrielle Dennis	...	Tracey
Amber Wallace	...	Ilona
Shannon Holt	...	Debbie
Austin Herring	...	Mr. Edwards
Ed Wagenseller	...	Science Teacher
Kelen Coleman	...	Stephanie
Joe Inscoe	...	Mr. Brickman
Matt Cornwell	...	Rick Berger
Lou Criscuolo	...	Benny Berger
Shon Blotzer	...	Jeff Bluff

Storyline

Former high school musical star, Marc Pease, finds himself still living in the past, eight years after graduating.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | high school musical | bad haircut | bare chested male | audio tape | 

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Taglines:

There's no business in show business.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief sexual material

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 2010 (Spain)

Also Known As:

A Vida Desafinada

Filming Locations:

New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,641 (USA) (21 August 2009)

Gross:

$2,641 (USA) (21 August 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Vantage, Groundswell Productions, Firefly Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby SDDS

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The school in the film "New Ashby High School" is actually Ashley High School in Wilmington, NC. The theater is the schools auditorium 'The Minnie Evans Center for the Performing Arts'.

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Connections

References Storm Chasers (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Rich girl"
Written by 'Daryl Hall (I)'
Performed by 'Ebon Moss-Bachrach', 'Gabrielle Dennis' and 'Jay Paulson'
Vocal Arrangement by 'AnnMarie Milazzo' and 'Martin Erskine'

User Reviews

Heartwarming

To balance the comment from Dec 10, I watched the film on its own merits. I must say I found 'The Marc Pease Experience' enjoyable. Jason Schwartzman did well in portraying the boy-man stuck in fear and in life, but who finally finds voice and his way. I liked Ben Stiller's schlocky affectations as the 'virtuoso' high school music director. Jason Schwartzman did fine with his role. The characters were slightly formulaic, perhaps, but the acting worked and you were pulled into the plot and movie. Predictable is not always a bad thing. The film was light-hearted but still had some human dilemmas you could emphasize with. All in all this was a pleasant and heartwarming film.