The Perfect Score (2004)

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.

Director:

Brian Robbins

Writers:

Marc Hyman (story), Jon Zack (story)

Stars:

Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans

1 nomination.

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
Patricia Idlette	...	Receptionist
Lynda Boyd	...	Anna's Mother

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

heist | teenager | prison | pantyhose | 2000s | 

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Taglines:

The S.A.T is hard to take. It's even harder to steal.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and some drug references

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mike Jarvis plays himself as the head basketball coach at St. Johns University. By the time the movie was released he had been fired as the university's head.

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Goofs

The premise of the movie, that the SAT test has an answer key that is written down somewhere and can be memorized or taken, is false. In reality, each test was distinct and unique, to prevent such cracking of the code and cheating of the systems. There is not a way to control which student receives which version of the test, in order to prepare fully a reliable list of answer codes for any student or group of students.

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Quotes

Larry: I don't live at home, I live above the garage. It's a whole separate dwelling... I've got my own phone line.

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Connections

References Dawson's Creek (1998)

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Soundtracks

Burning
by Benny Cassette and John Barnes III
Performed by Benny Cassette
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A pleasant surprise or two here, would that that made a movie...

One surprise from this movie: Erika Christensen is not distractingly bad! And I thought that I'd never be able to say that after Swimfan and The Banger Sisters! The rest is no surprise, except maybe that director Brian Robbins expects us to believe that a group of nice high school students smart enough to find a way to steal the answers to the SAT's, would go to the bother of taking such a felonious risk, when they could JUST TAKE THE TEST! And this movie, like "Freddy Vs. Jason" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" before it, features a betooked, addled but lovable stoner character (Leonardo Nam), continuing the latest Hollywood cliché. Also, what a waste to have Scarlett Johannsen delivering an intelligent and appealing performance in the service of something this dopey. No oscars here, I guess.

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount Pictures

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Perfect Score

Filming Locations:

Chemistry Building, University of British Columbia, Robson Square Campus - 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,873,819, 1 February 2004

Gross USA:

$10,391,003

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,898,337

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Spyglass Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1