Release Date: 2007-01-19
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.
Rating: 6.2 / 10
Nicholas D'Agosto
as Ben Wekselbaum
Margo Martindale
as Coach Lumbly
Reece Thompson
as Hal Hefner
Anna Kendrick
as Ginny Ryerson
Jonah Hill
as Junior Philosopher
Jeffrey Blitz - Director
Joanna Shelmidine - Stunt Double
Jeffrey Blitz - Writer
Claire Sharp - Scenic Artist
Jennifer M. Byrne - Post Production Accountant
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