Rocket Science (2007)
January 19, 2007Release Date
Rocket Science (2007)
January 19, 2007Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Reece Thompson
Hal Hefner
Anna Kendrick
Ginny Ryerson
Nicholas D'Agosto
Ben Wekselbaum
Jonah Hill
Junior Philosopher
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Ram
Candace Hammer
Townsend Prep Debater
Margo Martindale
Coach Lumbly
Vincent Piazza
Earl Hefner
Denis O'Hare
Doyle Hefner
Lisbeth Bartlett
Juliet Hefner
Aaron Yoo
Heston
Virginia House
English Teacher
Jeffrey Blitz
Director
Marilyn Yoblick
Plainsboro Lunch Lady
Maury Ginsberg
Mr. Lewinsky
Effie Brown
Producer
Sean Welch
Producer
Emily Ginnona
Honoria
Dionne Audain
Abraham Lincoln
Eef Barzelay
Composer
Dan De Luca
Stephen Douglas
Jo Willems
Cinematographer
Yana Gorskaya
Editor
Michael Kusnir
Flemming
Steve Park
Judge Pete
Matthew Lessall
CastingDirector
John Patrick Barry
Gym Teacher
Rick Butler
ProductionDesigner
Josh Kay
Lewis Garrles
Jane Beard
Fern Garries
Herb Merrick
Lewis's Dad
Carol Florence
connie Ryerson
Betsy Hogg
Crystal Hamish-Steinberg
Brandon Thane Wilson
Philip
David DeBoy
Frank Ryerson
Andrew Collie
Hazlet Timer
Susan Duvall
Hazlet Lunch Lady
Elisabeth Noone
Hazlet Coach
Jeanette Brox
Townsend Prep Bad Girl
Roland Gomez
Luis
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 19, 2007
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsNew Jersey · Baltimore, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Rocket Science is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeffrey Blitz and starring Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas D'Agosto, Vincent Piazza, and Aaron Yoo. It tells the story of Hal Hefner, a fifteen-year-old stutterer who decides to join his school's debate team when he develops a crush on its star member, and addresses the themes of coming of age, sexuality, and finding one's voice.
Blitz conceived a rough storyline for the film while making Spellbound, a documentary about 1999's Scripps National Spelling Bee, but an HBO Films executive persuaded him to write the film based on his own adolescence when he told her about his experiences as a stutterer. The film's producers visited several cities in the United States and Canada; Thompson was cast based on a tape which his agent had sent and a follow-up audition after the first actor cast in the lead was forced to pull out. The film was shot over 30 days in Baltimore, Maryland and Trenton, New Jersey.
Rocket Science premiered on January 19, 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival and was theatrically released on August 10. It was not a financial success, earning only US$756,000 from its $4.5 million budget, though it was well-received by critics. Reviewers praised Thompson, Kendrick and D'Agosto's performances and the film's parallels to real life; others believed that the film was deliberately quirky and forgettable. It was nominated for Sundance's Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and three Independent Spirit Awards. Though it failed to win any of the Grand Jury Prizes at Sundance, Blitz won its Dramatic Directing Award.