Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 08/10/2007(USA
Release Date: 01/29/2008
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD2/DD5.1
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Flags: Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: HBO Home Video
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.
~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
