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Rocket Science

Rocket Science

Life is easier done than said.

20076.21h 41m

Overview

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 – 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.

Directed by Jeffrey Blitz
Written by Jeffrey Blitz
Produced by Effie Brown, Sean Welch
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Top Cast

Nicholas D'Agosto

Nicholas D'Agosto

Ben Wekselbaum

Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

Coach Lumbly

Reece Thompson

Reece Thompson

Hal Hefner

Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick

Ginny Ryerson

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Junior Philosopher

Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare

Doyle Hefner

Vincent Piazza

Vincent Piazza

Earl Hefner

Aaron Yoo

Aaron Yoo

Heston

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Utkarsh Ambudkar

Ram

Candace Hammer

Candace Hammer

Townsend Prep Debater

Themes & Keywords

stutteringdebate teamearnesthopefulunderdogs and coming of age

About Rocket Science

Rocket Science is a comedy, drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of stuttering, debate team, earnest, hopeful, underdogs and coming of age. Directed by Jeffrey Blitz, it stars Nicholas D'Agosto, Margo Martindale, Reece Thompson. 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 – 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.

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