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Fighting Words

  • 20072007
  • RR
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
289
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POPULARITY
184,825
22,201
C. Thomas Howell in Fighting Words (2007)
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Sometimes we fight with fists and sometimes we kill with words.Sometimes we fight with fists and sometimes we kill with words.Sometimes we fight with fists and sometimes we kill with words.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
289
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
184,825
22,201
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    • Director
      • E. Paul Edwards
    • Writer
      • E. Paul Edwards
    • Stars
      • C. Thomas Howell
      • Cristina Maxwell
      • Fred Williamson
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    • Director
      • E. Paul Edwards
    • Writer
      • E. Paul Edwards
    • Stars
      • C. Thomas Howell
      • Cristina Maxwell
      • Fred Williamson
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    • 3User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews

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    C. Thomas Howell
    C. Thomas Howell
    • David
    Cristina Maxwell
    Cristina Maxwell
    • Lucy
    Fred Williamson
    Fred Williamson
    • Gabriel
    Val Lauren
    Val Lauren
    • Etch-A-Sketch
    Michael Parks
    Michael Parks
    • Benny
    Crew Hamilton
    • Jonesy
    Fred Willard
    Fred Willard
    • Longfellow
    Jeff Stearns
    Jeff Stearns
    • Jake
    Jen Dede
    Jen Dede
    • Lisa
    Edward Albert
    Edward Albert
    • Marc
    James Parks
    James Parks
    • Fresno Pete
    Vanessa Dorman
    Vanessa Dorman
    • Shelly Lancaster
    Tara D'Agostino
    • Marni
    Joe Restivo
    • Millhouse
    Amir Talai
    Amir Talai
    • Ralph
    E. Paul Edwards
    • Marcus
    Dominic Comperatore
    Dominic Comperatore
    • Alan
    Tucker Smallwood
    Tucker Smallwood
    • Franklin
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      • E. Paul Edwards
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      Last movie of Edward Albert, distributed four years after his death.

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    Rather underwhelming
    This film is about a young poet who falls in love with a publisher who is HIV positive.

    It is difficult to make a film about poetry, as poem recitals can hardly be described as exciting and visually stimulating. "Fighting Words" tries to make it more interesting by having controversial and provocative story lines. Though I applaud the filmmakers for their hard work, but "Fighting Words" is still rather underwhelming. It is not visually pleasing, and the pacing is rather slow. It is also unfortunate that many of the "poems" in the final slam are too vulgar and gross for the literary passionates. The final result is that "Fighting Words" does not appeal to romantic comedy viewers nor poetry lovers.
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    • Mar 23, 2008

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    • Release date
      • March 2, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Street Poet
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fighting Words Productions LLC
      • Poet
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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $35,688
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,753
      • Apr 8, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $35,688
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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