Rocket Science

Rocket Science

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

Cast

Nicholas D'Agosto

Nicholas D'Agosto

as Ben Wekselbaum

Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

as Coach Lumbly

Reece Thompson

Reece Thompson

as Hal Hefner

Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick

as Ginny Ryerson

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

as Junior Philosopher

Crew

  • Jeffrey Blitz - Director

  • Joanna Shelmidine - Stunt Double

  • Jeffrey Blitz - Writer

  • Claire Sharp - Scenic Artist

  • Jennifer M. Byrne - Post Production Accountant

Reviews

Patrick E. Abe:

The first thing I found WRONG about this movie is the title. "Rocket Science" suggests a movie like "October Sky," which IS about the Math required to calculate and understand rocketry. This (somewhat...

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