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Life is easier done than said. - Rocket Science
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Title: Rocket Science

Release Date: 19 Jan 2007

Runtime: 1h 41m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: RocketScience, W B I Films, Duly Noted, HBO Films

Production Companies: RocketScience, W B I Films, Duly Noted, HBO Films

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (183 votes)

Cast

  • Ben Wekselbaum: Nicholas D'Agosto
  • Coach Lumbly: Margo Martindale
  • Hal Hefner: Reece Thompson
  • Ginny Ryerson: Anna Kendrick
  • Junior Philosopher: Jonah Hill
  • Doyle Hefner: Denis O'Hare
  • Earl Hefner: Vincent Piazza
  • Heston: Aaron Yoo
  • Ram: Utkarsh Ambudkar
  • Townsend Prep Debater: Candace Hammer
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