Qwerty (2012)

This entertaining and heartwarming romantic comedy follows introverted 'word-nerd' Zoe, whose life is turned upside down when she meets her emotional match in irascible weirdo Marty. Before... See full summary »

Director:

Bill Sebastian

Writer:

Juliet McDaniel

Stars:

Dana Pupkin, Eric Hailey, Bill Redding

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dana Pupkin	...	Zoe
Eric Hailey	...	Marty
Bill Redding	...	Lewis
Joel Wiersema	...	Dirk
Claire Tuft	...	Katie
Katherine Banks	...	Holly
Eliza Toser	...	Amber
Jake Jarvi	...	Jake
Mike McNamara	...	Ken
Jeff Garretson	...	Jonathan
Kate Froehlich	...	Lizzie
Dan Flannery	...	Bob
Diana Simonzadeh	...	Virginia
Sandy Gulliver	...	Nancy
Sean Patrick Leonard	...	Security Guard

Storyline

This entertaining and heartwarming romantic comedy follows introverted 'word-nerd' Zoe, whose life is turned upside down when she meets her emotional match in irascible weirdo Marty. Before the adorable pair can live happily ever after, Zoe must gain the courage to enter the National Scrabble Championship and compete to become only the second woman in history to win the grand prize.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intentional Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A test scene for QWERTY, made in the Spring of 2009, was selected for inclusion on Paste Magazine's DVD Sampler, available to tens of thousands of people.

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Quotes

Zoe: My grandma once told me that my grandpa used to stalk her, but back then it was called courtship.

User Reviews

Heart-felt film out of nowhere!

Honestly, I was surprised to see that the overall rating of this film was a mere 4.7! This film has an original, heart-felt, solid, though somewhat predictable, story that keeps the viewer interested. The little-known cast perform wonderfully together to make the film realistic and make the viewer attached to them. Though technically a "romantic comedy", it does not have any of the mushy, stereotypical clichés, so much so that the viewer actually wants the two main characters to end up together instead of wanting to claw their eyes out. With some well-placed and well-written drama portions throughout the relationship, the characters grow and fight with each other, leaving the viewer to wonder if their relationship will last, right up to the climax of the film. A real treat!