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Shout

Shout

Rock & Romance Explode In A Texas Town.

19915.81h 29m

Overview

A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.

Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday
Written by Joe Gayton
Produced by Robert Simonds
Box Office0Revenue: $3.5M

Top Cast

John Travolta

John Travolta

Jack Cabe

Jamie Walters

Jamie Walters

Jesse Tucker

Heather Graham

Heather Graham

Sara Benedict

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Eugene Benedict

Linda Fiorentino

Linda Fiorentino

Molly

Scott Coffey

Scott Coffey

Bradley

Glenn Quinn

Glenn Quinn

Alan

F

Francis von Zerneck

Toby

Michael Bacall

Michael Bacall

Big Boy

Sam Hennings

Sam Hennings

Travis Parker

Themes & Keywords

rock 'n' rollmusic teachertexasromanceboys' school1950s

About Shout

Shout is a drama, romance film released in 1991 exploring themes of rock 'n' roll, music teacher, texas, romance, boys' school, 1950s. Directed by Jeffrey Hornaday, it stars John Travolta, Jamie Walters, Heather Graham. A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.

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