Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
C. Thomas Howell | ... | David | |
Cristina Maxwell | ... | Lucy | |
Fred Williamson | ... | Gabriel | |
Val Lauren | ... | Etch-A-Sketch | |
Michael Parks | ... | Benny | |
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Crew Hamilton | ... | Jonesy |
Fred Willard | ... | Longfellow | |
Jeff Stearns | ... | Jake | |
Jen Dede | ... | Lisa | |
Edward Albert | ... | Marc | |
James Parks | ... | Fresno Pete | |
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Vanessa Dorman | ... | Shelly Lancaster |
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Tara D'Agostino | ... | Marni |
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Joe Restivo | ... | Millhouse |
Amir Talai | ... | Ralph |
In underground clubs around the country is an undiscovered phenomenon called Slam Poetry where gifted poets fresh off the street go to war with each other through words. One night during one of these rants a gifted poet, JAKE THOMPSON is discovered by an attractive publisher, MARNI ELLIOT looking for new poets. But when their relationship falls apart Jake chases the dream in dark, seedy night clubs as he watches uber hipster David sky rocket to fame and fortune. After hitting bottom, he finally realizes that love is more than words and that sometimes you have to fight for the ones you love. Written by Randolph Kret
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.