Why it may be worth watching
- Rocket Science combines Comedy and Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Nicholas D'Agosto, Margo Martindale, Reece Thompson.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.3/10 from 208 votes.
Movie
Rocket Science
Life is easier done than said.
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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Cast
Nicholas D'AgostoBen Wekselbaum
Margo MartindaleCoach Lumbly
Reece ThompsonHal Hefner
Anna KendrickGinny Ryerson
Jonah HillJunior Philosopher
Denis O'HareDoyle Hefner
Vincent PiazzaEarl Hefner
Aaron YooHeston
Utkarsh AmbudkarRam
Candace HammerTownsend Prep Debater
Lisbeth BartlettJuliet Hefner
Virginia HouseEnglish Teacher
Marilyn YoblickPlainsboro Lunch Lady
Viewing guide
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Comedy, Drama.
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Themes and topics
stutteringdebate teamearnesthopefulunderdogs and coming of age
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Reviews
Patrick E. AbeExternal review ·
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) off beat look at high school via a tongue-tied underachiever who is head hunted for the school debate team is more like "The Orator's Progress." (But accuracy won't/didn't sell the movie.)
All in all, a better-than-average teen movie, but nowhere near "The King's Speech," which grandly promenaded into History on a similar subject. 3/10
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