O

2001
R
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

22K

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An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, and centered around basketball player Odin.An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, and centered around basketball player Odin.An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, and centered around basketball player Odin.

Director
- Tim Blake Nelson
Writers
- William Shakespeare
- Brad Kaaya
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

22K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Tim Blake Nelson
Writers
- William Shakespeare
- Brad Kaaya
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Trivia
This film finished production in 1999, and its original release date coincided with the Columbine High School shootings. The release was postponed because of the film's themes of violence and murder in a high-school setting.

Goofs
In the end credits, composer Giuseppe Verdi's surname is misspelled "Verde."

Quotes
[last lines]
Hugo: All my life I always wanted to fly. I always wanted to live like a hawk. I know you're not supposed to be jealous of anything, but... to take flight, to soar above everything and everyone, now that's living. But a hawk is no good around normal birds. It can't fit in. Even though all the other birds probably wanna be hawks; they hate him for what they can't be. Proud. Powerful. Determined. Dark. Odin is a hawk. He soars above us. He can fly. One of these days, everyone's gonna pay attention to me. Because I'm gonna fly too.

Crazy credits
In the end credits, composer Giuseppe Verdi's surname is misspelled "Verde."

Connections
Edited into O: Deleted Scenes (2001)

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Featured review

The best Shakesphere film set in a high school

O is clearly the best telling of a Shakesphere tale set in a high school to ever hit the big screen. The cast also shine their roles. Mehki Pfefier in the lead proves his leading man status. While Josh Hartnett makes a wonderful villain and does the best acting in the movie. Juila Stiles plays the female lead very well and Andrew Keegan has a great supporting role. The script is true to life and the direction by Tim Blake Nelson is top notch. I highhly recommned this to everyone. I give it **** out of ****.