Rocket Science

"Life is easier done than said."

Sep 28 2007 R 1h 41m
Comedy, Drama

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.

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?

Written by

Jeffrey Blitz

Directed by

Jeffrey Blitz

Cast

Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas D'Agosto

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

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

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 7 nominations total

Trailers
Rocket Science - Official Trailer [HD]
Scores
# of Votes
13,838
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA