Rocket Science

Rocket Science

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 19, 2007

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.

Rocket Science

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 19, 2007

Rocket Science
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers HBO Films, W B I Films, Rocket Science Inc., Duly Noted
Original title Rocket Science
Directors Jeffrey Blitz
Writers Jeffrey Blitz

Cast

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

Denis O'Hare

as Doyle Hefner

Vincent Piazza

as Earl Hefner

Aaron Yoo

as Heston

Candace Hammer

as Townsend Prep Debater

Lisbeth Bartlett

as Juliet Hefner

Virginia House

as English Teacher

Marilyn Yoblick

as Plainsboro Lunch Lady

Maury Ginsberg

as Mr. Lewinsky

Emily Ginnona

as Honoria

Dionne Audain

as Abraham Lincoln

Dan De Luca

as Stephen Douglas

Michael Kusnir

as Flemming

Steve Park

as Judge Pete

John Patrick Barry

as Gym Teacher

Josh Kay

as Lewis Garrles

Jane Beard

as Fern Garries

Herb Merrick

as Lewis's Dad

Carol Florence

as connie Ryerson

Betsy Hogg

as Crystal Hamish-Steinberg

David DeBoy

as Frank Ryerson

Andrew Collie

as Hazlet Timer

Susan Duvall

as Hazlet Lunch Lady

Elisabeth Noone

as Hazlet Coach

Jeanette Brox

as Townsend Prep Bad Girl

Roland Gomez

as Luis

Lee Sellars

as New Jersey Debate Official

Joel Marsh Garland

as Pizza Server

Dan Cashman

as Narrator (voice)