Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.
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Brian Robbins
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Erika Christensen | ... | Anna | |
| Chris Evans | ... | Kyle | |
| Bryan Greenberg | ... | Matty Matthews | |
| Scarlett Johansson | ... | Francesca | |
| Darius Miles | ... | Desmond | |
| Leonardo Nam | ... | Roy | |
| Tyra Ferrell | ... | Desmond's Mother | |
| Matthew Lillard | ... | Larry | |
| Vanessa Angel | ... | Anita Donlee | |
| Bill Mackenzie | ... | Lobby Guard | |
| Dan Zukovic | ... | Mr. G | |
| Iris Quinn | ... | Kyle's Mother | |
| Lorena Gale | ... | Proctor | |
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Patricia Idlette | ... | Receptionist |
| Lynda Boyd | ... | Anna's Mother | |
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Six teenagers from diverse backgrounds - among them the school's star basketball player - conspire to break into a SAT testing center to steal the answers in hope of acing their exam. They ultimately realize that the answer to their problems and the key to their happiness may not lie in achieving a perfect score. Written by maria
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The S.A.T is hard to take. It's even harder to steal.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and some drug references | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 January 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Voll gepunktet See more »Filming Locations:
Chemistry Building, University of British Columbia, Robson Square Campus - 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada See more »Edit
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Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$4,873,819, 1 February 2004, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$10,387,706, 28 March 2004Company Credits
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Kyle: Why not?
Larry: Never take advice from someone who lives above a garage.
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Darius Miles was recruited out of High school by St. Johns University to play basketball and elected instead to go pro. His character in the movie wanted to go pro and instead elected to go to St. Johns University. See more »Goofs
ETS is not located in Princeton, NJ as mentioned in the film. It is really in Lawrence Township, NJ, which is directly next to Princeton. See more »Quotes
Larry: [Kyle's older brother who lives above his parents garage] Hey Kyle, word of advice...Kyle: Why not?
Larry: Never take advice from someone who lives above a garage.
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Well, not the ENTIRE reason to see this film... but she was certainly the highlight for me. Why? Frankly because I didn't even know who she was until I saw this film (sad, considering her other work is extremely interesting).
At any rate, the plot is simple; high school students pressured by life decisions plan to steal the S.A.T. (which has various definitions assigned to it throughout the movie). It becomes an elaborate scheme and many people get caught up in it.
Including shinning Erika Christensen (from SWIMFAN and TRAFFIC).
There's the obvious collection of somewhat stereotypical kids (a stoner, a brain, two slackers- one more academically charged than the audience would like to believe).
At any rate, this movie plays well.
I actually loved it!
I supposed it was a bit more personal for me since my PSAT and S.A.T. were HELL!!!!!! And I sunk my teeth depe into a movie that blasted these types of standardized tests and the implications they hold (sexism, racism, placism, all of which are true of standardized tests and the current education system in general, sad to me... and me on the brink of being an English professor).
At any rate, the bottom line is this: You HAVE to admire a movie where one of the "heroes" of the film is a stoner who's so ultra-smart among his peers that he excells past all of them while convincing everyone around him that he's borderline stupid. Only Mtv could produce such a character, or such a film.
I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
And watch Johansson... She's gonna be a star if her smoldering performance here is any indication! She plays the best goth/metal/rebellious/finger-to-the-system/badgirl I've seen in film today...