Rocket Science

Director: Jeffrey Blitz

Overview

Jeffrey Blitz's seriocomedy Rocket Science proves that many a handicap can be overcome, no matter how daunting the obstacle at hand may initially seem. Newcomer Reece Thompson plays Hal Hefner, 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. Blitz, like his onscreen alter ego, struggled with a stammer as a young man -- a disability he eventually surmounted -- which imparted him with a lifelong interest in speech and storytelling.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/29/2008
UPC:	0026359415227
Original Release:	2007
Rating:	R
Source:	Hbo Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Time:	1:41:00

Special Features

The making of rocket sciene; Rocket science music video "I Love the Unknown"

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Reece Daniel Thompson	Hal Hafner
Anna Kendrick	Ginny Ryerson
Nicholas D'Agosto	Ben Wekselbaum
Vincent Piazza	Earl Hefner
Margo Martindale	Coach Lumbly
Aaron Yoo	Heston
Josh Kay	Lewis Garrles
Stephen Park	Judge Pete
Maury Ginsberg	Mr Lewinsky
Utkarsh Ambudkar	Tam
Denis O'Hare	Doyle Hefner
Lisbeth Bartlett	Juliet Hefner
Candace Burr Scholz	Townsend Prep Debater
Virginia Frank	English Teacher
Marilyn Yoblick	Plainsboro Lunch Lady
Emily Ginnona	Honoria
Dionne Audain	Abraham Lincoln
Dan DeLuca	Stephen Douglas
Michael Kusnir	Flemming
John Patrick Barry	Gym Teacher
Jane Beard	Fern Garrles
Herb Merrick	Lewis' Dad
Carol Florence	Connie Ryerson
Jonah Hill	Junior Philosopher
Betsy Hogg	Harnish-Steinberg, Crystal
Brandon Thane Wilson	Philip
Zack Arrington	Plainsboro Debate Team Member
Jaime Chicas	Plainsboro Debate Team Member
Katrina Hargrave	Plainsboro Debate Team Member
Erin Loube	Plainsboro Debate Team Member
Natasha Sattler	Plainsboro Debate Team Member
Will Shaw	Plainsboro Debate Team Member
Jeffrey Wei	Plainsboro Debate Team Member
David de Boy	Ryerson, Frank
Andrew Collie	Hazlet Timer
Huong Huyah	Lewinsky's Girlfriend
Katherine Ross Wolfe	Glen Rock Debater
Susan "Tootsie" Duvall	Hazlet Lunch Lady
Elisabeth Noone	Hazlet Coach
Noah Mazaika	Trophy Presenter 1
Will Parquette	Trophy Presenter 2
Tara Richter-Smith	Babysitter
Judy Jean Berns	Townsend Prep Receptionist
Jeanette Brox	Townsend Prep Bad Girl
Roland Branford Gomez	Luis
Lee Sellars	New Jersey Debate Official
Joel Garland	Pizza Server
Dan Cashman	Narrator

Technical Credits

Jeffrey Blitz	Director,Screenwriter
Eef Barzelay	Score Composer
Rick Butler	Production Designer
Halina Gebarowicz	Art Director
Yana Gorskaya	Editor
Candi Guterres	Production Designer
Van A. Hayden	Asst. Director
Ken Ishii	Sound/Sound Designer
Evyen Klean	Musical Direction/Supervision
Matthew Lessall	Casting
Ernesto Martinez	Costumes/Costume Designer
David Thompson	Camera Operator
Sean Welch	Producer
Jo Willems	Cinematographer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Rocket Science
1. The Will to Speak [7:31]
2. A Deep Resource [10:43]
3. Thursday [7:07]
4. The Locket [6:20]
5. Debate is Life [8:51]
6. An Aardvark [8:54]
7. Try an Accent [8:06]
8. Reposado [7:57]
9. Floating [7:24]
10. A Legend [8:54]
11. An Objection [8:46]
12. It's Not Fish [6:36]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Rocket Science
   Play Movie
   Chapters
   Languages
      Audio: English 5.1
      Audio: Spanish 2.0
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: French
      Subtitles: Spanish
      Subtitles Off
   Bonus Features
      The Making of Rocket Science
      Rocket Science Music Video - "I Love the Unknown" Written by Eef Barzelay, Performed by Clem Snide