Rocket Science

– Hal, a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 41 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Rocket Science (2007)

Hal, 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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Producing Country:
USA
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Rocket Science (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Sep 2007

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jeffrey Blitz

Writer:

Jeffrey Blitz

Main Actors:

Nicholas D'Agosto, Anna Kendrick, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Candace Hammer

Plot:

Coming of age in Plainsboro, New Jersey. High school student Hal Hefner stutters. On the evening his parents stop arguing and separate, 43 miles away at the state tournament, his school's legendary debater, Ben Wekselbaum, goes blank mid-sentence, Ben's teammate Ginny Ryerson doesn't get a first-place trophy, and the world changes. That fall, to Hal's amazement, Ginny recruits him for the debate team, mentors him, and will be his partner. He still has his stutter, but he works hard and he falls in love with Ginny. On the day of the first debate of the season, the world changes again. From then until the day of the state tournament, Hal has a lot to sort out. Is love rocket science?

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Gross profit:

$601,787

Production:

Picturehouse

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
Metacritic:
73%