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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Don't Talk to Irene
2017 1h 30m EN
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6.2
MID
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75%
FRESH
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63
METACRITIC
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6.4
IMDB
★6.2TMDB · 32🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes●63Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 1,287
Comedy
Synopsis
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When Irene gets suspended, she must endure two weeks of community service at a retirement home. Following her passion for cheerleading, she secretly signs up the senior residents to audition for a dance-themed reality show to prove that you don't need to be physically "perfect" to be perfectly AWESOME.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Michelle McLeod
Irene
Geena Davis
Geena Davis
Anastasia Phillips
Lydia
Scott Thompson
Barrett
Alex Steele
Rachel
Aviva Mongillo
Sarah
Bruce Gray
Charles
Joan Gregson
Millie
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pat Mills
- Writers
- Pat Mills
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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Released 9 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Pat Mills, shot by Paul Sarossy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Erica Procunier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Tiffany Beaudin 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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Michelle McLeod and Geena Davis and Anastasia Phillips carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt5030452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Pat Mills directs. Paul Sarossy behind the camera. Erica Procunier scores. Tiffany Beaudin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 9 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Pat Mills, shot by Paul Sarossy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Erica Procunier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Tiffany Beaudin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Michelle McLeod and Geena Davis and Anastasia Phillips carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt5030452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "canada", "cheerleading", "ostracism", "fitting in".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Paul Sarossy
- Original score
- Erica Procunier
- Editing
- Tiffany Beaudin
- Costume design
- Kendra Terpenning
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 75% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 63/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.4/10 · 1,287 votes
- MPAA
- TV-14
Awards
5 wins & 5 nominations
Also by
Pat Mills
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- AL
Alyson Richards Productions
Lithium Studios
CA
Key crew
- ProducerAlyson Richards
- EditorTiffany Beaudin
- ProducerMike MacMillan
- Costume DesignKendra Terpenning
- Executive ProducerMark Gingras
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- canada
- cheerleading
- ostracism
- fitting in
- old-age home
- late coming of age
- high school kids
- social rejection
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2017-08-07
