Variations on a High School Romance (2010)

Four years in the lives of five high school students and the trials and tribulations they face while falling in love and growing up.

Director:

Nicholas Zebrun

Writer:

Nicholas Zebrun (written for the screen by)

Stars:

Chelsea Collins, Ben Garcia, Katharine Franco

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chelsea Collins	...	Jennifer Taylor
Ben Garcia	...	Todd Madero
Katharine Franco	...	Melissa Wyler (as Joy Ingram)
Mark Spears	...	Will Peterson
Samuel Threatt	...	Sean Thornton
Jessy Wise	...	The Teacher
Mario Young	...	Dion Coulouris
Nicholas Zebrun	...	Greg Zeller
David Paul	...	The Teacher's Boyfriend / Narrator (as David Crouch)
Boris Grishenko	...	Greg Zeller - Age 7
Jeremy Rovny	...	Will Peterson - Age 7
Lauren Money	...	The Girl who Slaps Greg
John Escuedero	...	The Driver's Ed Instructor
Rene Sarradet	...	Group #1 - The Prep
David A. Conrad	...	Group #2 - The Average, Everyday, Ordinary Student

Storyline

Four years in the lives of five high school students and the trials and tribulations they face while falling in love and growing up.

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Taglines:

Based on a love story

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

High School, U.S.A.

Filming Locations:

Arlington, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Esoteric Productions, Pie Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

147 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (some sequences) Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Almost all the character names were little nods to some of Zebrun's favorite people and characters from Hollywood's past: Jennifer Taylor (actress Elizabeth Taylor), Melissa Wyler (director William Wyler), Will Peterson (director Wolfgang Petersen), Sean Thornton (main character in The Quiet Man) and Dion Coulouris (actor George Coulouris)

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Goofs

In the opening tracking shot where Will goes to buy a drink from the vending machine, the camera operator can be seen briefly in a passing window.

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Quotes

Greg Zeller: Love is a game. Nothing more than a game. You have your winners and your losers.

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Crazy Credits

During the opening credit sequence, just after the credit for music supervisor is shown, the character of Greg turns off a car radio (and turns off the credits) to ask if they must continue to listen to the music. The character of Will says that they must and turns the music (and the credits) back on.

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Connections

References Citizen Kane (1941)

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Soundtracks

"It's Not Unusual"
Written by Gordon Mills and Les Reed
Performed by Tom Jones
Courtesy of Decca Record Company Limited

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