Raise Your Voice (2004)

A girl from a small town heads to the big city of Los Angeles to spend the summer at a performing arts high school.

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers:

Mitch Rotter (story), Sam Schreiber (screenplay)

Stars:

Hilary Duff, John Corbett, Rebecca De Mornay

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hilary Duff	...	Teresa 'Terri' Fletcher
Oliver James	...	Jay Corgan
David Keith	...	Simon Fletcher
Dana Davis	...	Denise Gilmore
Johnny Lewis	...	Engelbert 'Kiwi' Wilson
Rita Wilson	...	Francis Fletcher
Lauren C. Mayhew	...	Robin Childers
Kat Dennings	...	Sloane
Jason Ritter	...	Paul Fletcher
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Aunt Nina
John Corbett	...	Mr. Torvald
Carly Reeves	...	Kelly
James Avery	...	Mr. Gantry
Robert Trebor	...	Mr. Wesson
Steven T. Palmer	...	Street Drummer (as Steven 'T7' Palmer)

Storyline

This film is about a teenage girl who is very upset about her brother's death in a car crash. Terri has a love of singing and making up her own songs. Her brother (before his death) secretly submits a DVD of her singing to a musical summer camp down in L.A. Her father doesn't want her to go, but secretly her mom lets her go and everything goes fine, except she has stage fright. She gets through her stage fright with the help of her new friend Jay. At the end of the contest everyone at the musical school have to perform something. And if they win, they win a scholarship along with it. Her dad finds out, comes down to L.A. and threatens to take her home! Will he let her stay? and will she win the contest? Viewers are on the edges of their seats to find out what happens...

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Plot Keywords:

actress | actresses | band music | small town | stage fright | 

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Taglines:

Don't give up. Don't hold back. (Australia DVD)

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Genres:

Family | Music | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

8 October 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Christian Music Project

Filming Locations:

University High School - 11800 Texas Avenue, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,022,693, 10 October 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$10,411,980, 21 November 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, FilmEngine, ChickFlicks Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) SDDS (8 channels) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 (D-Cinema prints) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Corbett and Jason Ritter also starred together in the TV show, Parenthood (2009).

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Goofs

When Terri is sitting on the picnic table at Paul's graduation party, when Paul is walking up, her arms go from crossed, to one up by her face, to crossed again between shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mr. Holcomb: Have a very pleasant Summer everyone. Miss Fletcher, rehearsal tomorrow at four.

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Connections

References Jason X (2001)

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Soundtracks

Hungarian Dance No. 5
(uncredited)
Written by Johannes Brahms

User Reviews

Contains Plot Holes And Inconsistencies

RAISE YOUR VOICE *** The theme of a young woman singer who travels to Los Angeles to try for a post-secondary music scholarship from a prestigious summer music school gets ho-hum treatment from director Sean McNamara and scripter Sam Schreiber. And it's a shame that the cute, miscast Hilary Duff doesn't have the singing talents to play the young outstanding vocalist in the making, who goes to the school against her over-protective father's wishes. As she is the "star" at the school, she gets the four-minute musical finalé while the other competitors only get 15 seconds of silver screen moments when everyone ultimately competes for the reward, go figure! Plot holes and inconsistencies abound, but its heart is in the right place.