Plot
After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
Release Year: 2012
Rating: 6.5/10 (2,337 voted)
Director:
Brian Dannelly
Stars: Chris Colfer, Rebel Wilson, Christina Hendricks
Storyline After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
Cast: Rebel Wilson
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Malerie Baggs
Christina Hendricks
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April
Dermot Mulroney
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Neal Phillips
Sarah Hyland
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Claire Mathews
Chris Colfer
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Carson Phillips
Allison Janney
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Sheryl Phillips
Robbie Amell
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Justin Walker
Ashley Rickards
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Vicki Jordan
Allie Grant
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Remy Baker
Matt Prokop
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Dwayne Michaels
Angela Kinsey
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Counselor
Carter Jenkins
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Nicholas Forbes
Graham Rogers
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Scott Thomas
Polly Bergen
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Grandma
Brad William Henke
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The Principal
Taglines:
A personal raincloud can be deadly...
Release Date: 11 January 2013
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Quotes: Sheryl Phillips:
You were on ADD medication as a kid. Carson Phillips:
I thought I was just really calm and mature for my age. Sheryl Phillips:
No, you were drugged. I hid it on your food.
User Review
Carson Philips wants to be a journalist and blackmails half the student body to join his literary magazine to better his chances of getting into his dream college.
Rating:
This coming of age film was well written and showed one of the other
sides of Actor/Writer/Producer Chris Colfer. He originally wrote it
when he was about 18 and dipped into some very complicated matters such
as divorce. I would recommend this to anyone of any age. Some matters,
although they seem very childlike (like blackmailing others to get what
you want), touch on some serious aspects such as how schools are run.
Although it is unlikely for someone to get struck by lightning and die
spontaneously, it does bring awareness to many problems. Rebel Wilson
is incredible in this. Even in the end when half the theater was
balling their eyes out and i had the equivalent of a glass full of
water on my sweater from crying, she made everyone laugh literally out
loud. Her one liners were all her; she was doing improv for pretty much
the whole move. Recap: EVERYONE NEEDS TO WATCH THIS. its not sappy but
its sad, its hilarious, and it touches one important subjects.
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