The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)

College student Charlie Banks has to face old problems when the bully he had an unpleasant encounter with back in high school shows up on his campus.

Director:

Fred Durst

Writer:

Peter Elkoff

Stars:

Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri Martino

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Charlie
Jason Ritter	...	Mick
Chris Marquette	...	Danny
Eva Amurri Martino	...	Mary (as Eva Amurri)
Sebastian Stan	...	Leo
Gloria Votsis	...	Nia
Alex Guarino	...	Buzzy Tim
Danny A. Abeckaser	...	Arresting Officer
Jason Anthony	...	Basketball Player
Declan Baldwin	...	Detective Lazaroff
Emily Camara Boisseau	...	Girl In Danny's Class (as Emily Boisseau)
Dennis Boutsikaris	...	Mr. Banks
Miles Chandler	...	Young Mick
Jessica Conlan	...	Sarah (as Jessica Conlon)
Sam Daly	...	Owen

Storyline

The Education of Charlie Banks is a coming of age tale that spans from the playgrounds of lower Manhattan to the idyllic greens of a fictional liberal arts college in upstate New York. Set during the eighties, it is a story about change, inevitability, and ultimately, about facing one's fears.

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Plot Keywords:

low budget | college | campus | student | college student | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, sexual content, and drug and alcohol use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Educação de Charlie Banks

Filming Locations:

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,538, 29 March 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$14,547, 5 April 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charlie Banks, Collective Studios, The, Myriad Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

After Charlie finds out that Mick beat up Leo, he goes to search for Mary. When she doesn't answer her dorm room door, we see him run into a white building. The camera dollies in towards the entrance and at the bottom of the frame you can clearly see the dolly track laid out.

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Quotes

Charlie: Every kid grows up with a boogeyman under his bed. Mine terrorized Greenwich Village and smoked Newports.

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Connections

Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (2009)

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Soundtracks

Philosophia (Work of Art)
Written by Kevin May
Performed by The Guggenheim Grotto

User Reviews

The Education of Mick

This is an excellent film with a great cast. Jason Ritter gives an outstanding performance. I thought the title should be "The Education of Mick". It's really Mick that we see undergoing a transformation when he visits the college from a thug to a misunderstood kid trying to find a better life for himself. I really didn't find Eisenberg's character Charlie Banks interesting or sympathetic at all. I didn't identify with his character who was mostly cold & distant and very little was revealed about him personally. Part of this is the fault of the writer, but also Eisenberg was just wrong for the part. He was mainly just an observer & didn't get into any conflicts until the last scene.

Mick on the other hand reveals his complex nature and shows he's not just a bully with a difficult upbringing but someone who has compassion and is a loyal friend. Without a doubt Ritter is the star of this film, not Eisenberg.