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Released 19 years ago.
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Rocket Science
"Life is easier done than said."
2007 1h 41m EN
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6.3TMDB Β· 208
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route β he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.
βLife is easier done than said.β
Cast
Nicholas D'Agosto
Ben Wekselbaum
Margo Martindale
Coach Lumbly
Reece Thompson
Hal Hefner
Anna Kendrick
Ginny Ryerson
Jonah Hill
Junior Philosopher
Denis O'Hare
Doyle Hefner
Vincent Piazza
Earl Hefner
Aaron Yoo
Heston
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jeffrey Blitz
- Writers
- Jeffrey Blitz
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jeffrey Blitz, shot by Jo Willems. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Eef Barzelay. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Yana Gorskaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nicholas D'Agosto and Margo Martindale and Reece Thompson carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Life is easier done than said.".
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IMDB entry: tt0477078 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jeffrey Blitz directs. Jo Willems behind the camera. Eef Barzelay scores. Yana Gorskaya cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2Directed by Jeffrey Blitz, shot by Jo Willems. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Eef Barzelay. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Yana Gorskaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Nicholas D'Agosto and Margo Martindale and Reece Thompson carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Life is easier done than said.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0477078 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jo Willems
- Original score
- Eef Barzelay
- Editing
- Yana Gorskaya
- Production design
- Rick Butler
- Costume design
- Ernesto Martinez
- Makeup / hair
- Debi Young
- Runtime
- 101 min Β· 1h 41m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Jeffrey Blitz
Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Patrick E. Abeβ 3/10
The first thing I found WRONG about this movie is the title. "Rocket Science" suggests a movie like "October Sky," which IS about the Math required to calculate and understand rocketry. This (somewhat) off beat look at high school via a tongue-tied underachiever who is head hunted for the school debate team is more like "The Orator's Progress." (But accuracy won't/didn't sell the movie.) All in all, a better-than-average teen movie, but nowhere near "The King's Speech," which grandly promenaded into History on a similar subject. 3/10
Production companies
Who made it
RocketScience
GB
- W
W B I Films
- DU
Duly Noted
HBO Films
US
Key crew
- Stunt DoubleJoanna Shelmidine
- Scenic ArtistClaire Sharp
- Post Production AccountantJennifer M. Byrne
- EditorYana Gorskaya
- Set DecorationJay Klein
- CastingMatthew Lessall
- Line ProducerNicole Colombie
- ProducerEffie T. Brown
- ProducerSean Welch
- Production DesignRick Butler
- Art DirectionHalina Gebarowicz
- Costume DesignErnesto Martinez
- First Assistant CameraKurt Parlow
- Key Makeup ArtistDebi Young
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- stuttering
- debate team
- earnest
- hopeful
- underdogs and coming of age
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-01-19R
Also known as
International titles
- ΠΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠΈRU
