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Struck by Lightning

  • 20122012
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
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6.2/10
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Chris Colfer in Struck by Lightning (2012)
After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
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A high schooler recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.A high schooler recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.A high schooler recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
19,757
3,101
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    • Director
      • Brian Dannelly
    • Writer
      • Chris Colfer
    • Stars
      • Chris Colfer
      • Rebel Wilson
      • Christina Hendricks
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Brian Dannelly
    • Writer
      • Chris Colfer
    • Stars
      • Chris Colfer
      • Rebel Wilson
      • Christina Hendricks
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 52User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Rebel Wilson and Chris Colfer in Struck by Lightning (2012)
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    Chris Colfer
    Chris Colfer
    • Carson Phillips
    Rebel Wilson
    Rebel Wilson
    • Malerie Baggs
    Christina Hendricks
    Christina Hendricks
    • April
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Neal Phillips
    Allison Janney
    Allison Janney
    • Sheryl Phillips
    Scott Bailey
    Scott Bailey
    • Officer Murray
    Donna Ann Ward
    • Officer #2
    • (as DonnaAnn Ward)
    Amy Nabors
    • Reporter
    Benjamin Byram
    • Singer #1
    Jonathan Byram
    Jonathan Byram
    • Singer #2
    Frank Noel
    • Pastor
    Luke Lewis
    • Youngest Carson
    Jenny Herrick
    • First Grade Teacher
    Polly Bergen
    Polly Bergen
    • Grandma
    Adam Kolkin
    Adam Kolkin
    • Young Carson
    Jay Malone
    • Algebra Teacher
    Roberto Aguire
    Roberto Aguire
    • Emilio
    Kyle Burch
    • Riley
    • Director
      • Brian Dannelly
    • Writer
      • Chris Colfer
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Rebel Wilson was cast the day before filming began. Casting director, Michael V. Nicolo, had a dream about her in the role of Malerie and she came in to audition the next day.
    • Goofs
      The modifications of the "Literary magazine submissions" box change when Malerie and Carson speak.
    • Quotes

      Carson Phillips: Because a life without meaning, without drive, without focus, without goals or dreams isn't a life worth living. Life comes at you fast. It runs through your body and tries to escape and be expressed in any way possible. In a way, it's a lot like... lightning.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Conan: What Happens in Vegas Is Typically Pretty Sad (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
      Written by Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian (ASCAP)

      Published by Jobete Co Music Inc.

      Performed by the Byram Brothers

    User reviews52

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Insightful movie that addresses that High School is temporary
    It is not a flawless film by any means, but few are. However it does address something that few movies about high school do; which is the dichotomy between students who live in the moment and think those years are the end all and be all, and those who see it as a finite time to get through for the longer (and hopefully better) future.

    The main character's tragedy (among many) is not his ultimate fate but in that in seeking to get though the school years and not enjoying them (or what little there is to find happiness in) misses it, by being focused solely by getting out.

    In contrast the other teenage characters (Rebel Wilson's being an exception) have blinders on; in terms of both acceptance of other people and of the existence of the larger world and that they will have to enter it and so forth.

    Are there clichés? Yes, but high school students are much the same everywhere so that is an issue of reality and life and not the limitations of the screenwriter.

    Are the scenes between Carson and the adults more compelling? Of course, but that is because adults by definition have more life experience (good and bad) to make them more intriguing.

    Ultimately, the movie's flaws are minor compared to the whole. It is smart, dead on in observation (especially in regards to the parental and authority figures interaction with Carson and family dynamics), and the casting is brilliant, with one exception.

    That would be Dylan McDermotte. Who, besides their mothers, can tell him apart from Dermut Mulroney?
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    • Jan 6, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 11, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Que me Parta un Rayo
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Permut Presentations
      • Camellia Entertainment
      • Evil Media Empire
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,378
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,940
      • Jan 13, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $28,378
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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