Geek Charming

2011 1h 38m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 805

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Film geek Josh is looking for the subject of his new documentary when a chance meeting puts the perfect star in his sights—Dylan, his school's most popular junior. But Dylan's hopes of using the film to become Blossom Queen don't quite match with Josh's goal to make a hard-hitting exposé about popularity. Will Josh shoot the film as planned, or show Dylan as the truly interesting person she is?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sarah Hyland
Dylan Schoenfield
Matt Prokop
Josh Rosen
Vanessa Morgan
Hannah
Sasha Pieterse
Amy Loubalu
Lili Simmons
Lola
Andrea Brooks
Nicole Paterson
Jordan A. Nichols
Asher
Jimmy Bellinger
Steven

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeffrey Hornaday
Writers: Hilary Galanoy, Elizabeth Hackett
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday, shot by Robert Brinkmann. 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 Nathan Wang. 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 David Finfer 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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Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop and Vanessa Morgan carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1835977 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jeffrey Hornaday directs. Robert Brinkmann behind the camera. Nathan Wang scores. David Finfer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday, shot by Robert Brinkmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Nathan Wang. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor David Finfer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop and Vanessa Morgan carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1835977 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "high school", "based on novel or book", "unlikely lovers", "documentary filmmaking".

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert Brinkmann
Original score: Nathan Wang
Editing: David Finfer
Production design: Chris August
Costume design: Rebekka Sorensen
VFX supervisor: Dan Schmit
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Geek Charming (2011)

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Reno2017-03-09
★ 8/10
Student film festival meets beauty pageant. I'm one of those guys who does not believe chick films are for girls alone, actions are for men, as well as magic films for kids. I watch them all, well, at least I admit that. So, not in my childhood, but overall I've seen many DCOM and I've liked many of them. This film came half a decade ago, I was aware of it, but only now I had watched it and it got me by surprise. I thought it would me another mean girl tale, that's where I was wrong. Well, in the initial few minutes, that's how it looked, but everything has changed since the beginning of the second act. That was the biggest plus point of this film. Even though predictable scenes, still it felt good enough. The character transformation, the way it was done was very smart. At one stage you hate, then a soft corner develops. It is a television film, but that's not how it looked. The quality of the story was like a theatrical film. If they had risked on that, they definitely would have succeeded. I would say a bad decision by the production house, but still the product delivered more than its expectation. The casting was good, All of them were new face to me, except Sasha Pieterse. Expecting a sequel for a good/successful film is so common with its fans. I thought about the same, but seems they are not interesting in one which was kind of confirmed in the end itself. Even though if they decide to make, it won't be as good as this one. Because the main story, all happened in here. Just like 'Taken' which is very powerful original film, not suitable for followups. This is a silly concept, but very nice film. I totally suggest it. 8/10

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