The Best and the Brightest (2010)

Set in the world of New York City's elite private kindergartens, THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST centers on a fresh-faced young couple, Samantha and Jeff, who have only recently moved into town.... See full summary »

Director:

Josh Shelov

Writers:

Josh Shelov, Michael Jaeger

Stars:

Neil Patrick Harris, Amelia Talbot, Bonnie Somerville

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Jeff
Amelia Talbot	...	Beatrice
Bonnie Somerville	...	Sam
Nina Hodoruk	...	Upper East Side Mom
Michael Elian	...	Middle Eastern Bag Dealer
Suzanne Savoy	...	Chapin Headmistress
Jennie Grace	...	Altoids Mom
Cornelia Guest	...	Spence Mom
Brea Bee	...	Grace Church Mom
Jenna Stern	...	Katharine Heilmann
Kelly Coffield Park	...	Cindy Tanaka-Blumstein (as Kelly Coffield)
Jos Laniado	...	Luis the Super
Amy Sedaris	...	Sue Lemon
Maria Armesto	...	Consuela
Peter Serafinowicz	...	Clark

Storyline

Set in the world of New York City's elite private kindergartens, THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST centers on a fresh-faced young couple, Samantha and Jeff, who have only recently moved into town. The comedy centers on their dawning realization of the lengths they must go to in order to get their five-year-old daughter into school.

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Taglines:

Good intentions. Dirty minds.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and some nudity.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cei mai destepti

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

High Treason Pictures,Wellfleet Phantasy Productions,Big Indie Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the book club meeting, Henry tells Jeff that he studied poetry at Barnard. Barnard is an all-girls' school.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jeff: Yo, B.
Beatrice: I'm up.
Jeff: Check it! "You are now leaving Delaware". Get ready to say goodbye to Delaware everybody. Here it comes... , Bye Delaware!
Beatrice: Bye Delaware! Bye Delaware! I'll see ya later.

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Connections

Referenced in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #17.5 (2009)

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Soundtracks

Ballroom Heater
Written and Performed by Kenneth James Gibson (BMI)

User Reviews

Or just being clever

Sometimes it is enough to be clever rather than actually be talented in something. Sometimes you just do anything to get what you want. And that is what this couple is all about. The actors make this more fun than it actually has a right to be. Too many clichés, choices to interrupt conversations that do not make any sense (other than "being funny" and interruptive) and other stuff like that.

The characters are simple and the setting is too. You'll see where this is going from very early on. Some nice jokes aside this might bore some people, if they are not convinced by the actors as well. Decent try, but needed work on script level.