Pitch Perfect (2012)

Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

Director:

Jason Moore

Writers:

Kay Cannon (screenplay), Mickey Rapkin (based on the book by)

Stars:

Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson

7 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Kendrick	...	Beca
Skylar Astin	...	Jesse
Ben Platt	...	Benji
Brittany Snow	...	Chloe
Anna Camp	...	Aubrey
Rebel Wilson	...	Fat Amy
Alexis Knapp	...	Stacie
Ester Dean	...	Cynthia Rose
Hana Mae Lee	...	Lilly
Kelley Jakle	...	Jessica (as Kelley Alice Jakle)
Wanetah Walmsley	...	Denise
Shelley Regner	...	Ashley
Caroline Fourmy	...	Mary Elise
Nicole Lovince	...	Kori
Adam Devine	...	Bumper (as Adam DeVine)

Storyline

The Barden Bellas are a collegiate, all-girls a cappella singing group thriving on female pop songs and their perfect looks. After a disastrous failing at last year's finals, they are forced to regroup. Among the new recruits is freshman Beca, an independent, aspiring DJ with no interest in the college life. But after she meets Jesse, from the rival all-male a cappella group, Beca has a new outlook and takes it upon herself to help the Bellas find their new look and sound and get back into the competition.

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Plot Keywords:

a cappella | female protagonist | bechdel test passed | hit with a burrito | college roommate | 

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Taglines:

Get Pitch Slapped

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual material, language and drug references

Did You Know?

Trivia

Elizabeth Banks and John Michael Higgins filmed all their scenes in one day.

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Goofs

When Beca enters the radio station, she walks through a door that has "Studio" and other words painted on its glass backwards, so they are readable from outside the room. There is also a window treatment over the glass, but on the outside of the room, instead of the inside. This was probably done so the door could have the descriptive words and the blinds, but the blinds cover the words from where you would want to read them.

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Quotes

Jesse: Told you. Endings are the best part.
Beca: You're such a weirdo.
[Grabs and kisses him]

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, there is a single tone from an apparent a capella group.

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Connections

Spoofed in PWN: A Very Hot Lead: PWN #13 (2017)

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Soundtracks

Booty Wurk (One Cheek at a Time)
Written by T-Pain (as Faheem Rasheed Najm), Christopher Brown, Bryan Levar Jones, Joseph Williams, YoungFyre (as Tramaine Michael Winfrey), Orlando Woods Jr. (as Orlando Woods, Jr.)

User Reviews

Geared up to hate this, but ended up loving it.

When my girlfriend suggested put this on I mimed blowing my brains out with an imaginary revolver.

That was a mistake. This is a great, fun film!

An all girl acapella group have to regain their crown by winning a competition. So a motley crew of underdogs is assembled, including our main character, to challenge the superior competition.

The characters are heavily stereotyped, and this is the source of a lot of the comedy. I found the characters engaging and lovable, and laughed along with most of the gags. The cynical, misogynistic, judgemental, biased commentators were especially funny.

The singing segments are short and sharp and just enough to get your foot tapping without going full blown Mary Poppins.

I didn't expect (or particularly want) to enjoy this but I did a lot.

My recommendation is that even if this is not your kind of movie force yourself to watch the first fifteen minutes, their is a good chance you will make it to the end with a smile on your face.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pitch Perfect

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,149,433, 30 September 2012

Gross USA:

$65,001,093

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$115,350,426

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brownstone Productions (II), Gold Circle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1