Rocket Science
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DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2008-01-29
Genre: Comedy
Sub-genre: Drama
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Stars: Reece Daniel Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas D'Agosto, Vincent Piazza, Margo Martindale, Aaron Yoo, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Denis O'Hare, Lisbeth Bartlett, Dionne Audain, Maury Ginsberg
MPAA Rating: R
Synopsis: Jeffrey Blitz's seriocomedy Rocket Science proves that many a handicap can be overcome, no matter how daunting the obstacle at hand may initially seem. Newcomer Reece Thompson plays Hal Hefner, 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. Blitz, like his onscreen alter ego, struggled with a stammer as a young man -- a disability he eventually surmounted -- which imparted him with a lifelong interest in speech and storytelling.
Source: RottenTomatoes.com
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