Radio Rebel (2012)

Tara, a painfully shy high-schooler, has a secret: she is also a confident DJ known as Radio Rebel, who lends her voice to others.

Director:

Peter Howitt

Writers:

Danielle Joseph (based on the novel "Shrinking Violet" by), Erik Patterson (teleplay)

Stars:

Debby Ryan, Sarena Parmar, Adam DiMarco

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Debby Ryan	...	Tara / Radio Rebel
Sarena Parmar	...	Audrey
Adam DiMarco	...	Gavin
Atticus Mitchell	...	Gabe
Merritt Patterson	...	Stacy
Allie Bertram	...	Kim
Iain Belcher	...	Barry
Rowen Kahn	...	Larry
Nancy Robertson	...	Principal Moreno
Martin Cummins	...	Rob
April Telek	...	Delilah
Mercedes de la Zerda	...	Cami Q
Brenda Crichlow	...	Mrs. Brower (as Brenda M. Crichlow)
Keith MacKechnie	...	Janitor Margowsky
Chanelle Peloso	...	Neckbrace Girl

Storyline

High schooler Tara, a girl so painfully shy that she can't even write a single letter on the board in front of a class, has an awesome secret - she is "Radio Rebel". When Tara puts on that headset in her room and does her daily podcast, she becomes a confident, outspoken, inspiring, anonymous voice on the airwaves. When her stepfather, the owner/producer guy at SLAM radio, finds out that Tara is Radio Rebel, Tara gets to move from her bedroom to a sound studio to do live shows for SLAM. Everything is the perfect amount of chaos until Principal Moreno, whose only goal in life seems to be to destroy others, cancels Prom and all the students blame Rebel.

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Plot Keywords:

voice | secret | principal | stepfather | disney channel original movie | 

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Taglines:

Can the girl who never speaks... Become the voice of a generation?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shrinking Violet

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Two 4 The Money Media, Goldenring Productions, Morp Services

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the third Disney Channel Original Movie to star Debby Ryan, the others being 16 Wishes (2010) and The Suite Life Movie (2011) in the previous two years.

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Goofs

Tara, who is portrayed by Debby Ryan, is characteristically a redhead. However, her hair changes from brown to red throughout the movie.

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Quotes

[Tara meets up with Gavin after his performance]
Tara Adams: I don't know which is more amazing, that song, or the fact that you're 'Turkey-on-Rye'.

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Connections

References Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

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Soundtracks

Now I Can Be The Real Me
Performed by Martin Acosta
Written by Matthew Tishler and Andrew Ang
Produced by Matthew Tishler

User Reviews

Worth it.

So, I don't know why everyone is hating on this movie. To all of you that says this is a remake of PUTV, it's still worth watching because this is more modernized. In fact, it's better for the kids of this century to watch because they'll actually understand it and relate to it. So don't be hating!

The storyline, characters, actors and the message is great. In fact, the messages (note the plural) are inspiring. All kids should watch this!

Radio Rebel is definitely one of the better Disney films out there and it's worth a watch. I think I said this a million times already, but WORTH A LOOK AT! I personally loved it.