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Rocket Science   2007         R, 101 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama Director: Jeffrey Blitz   Cast: Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Nicholas D'Agosto, Vincent Piazza, Aaron Yoo, Josh Kay, Steve Park, Maury Ginsberg, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Denis O'Hare, Lisbeth Bartlett, Candace Scholz, Virginia Frank, Marilyn Yoblick   Shy, high-school student Hal Hefner (Reece Thompson) stutters; however, with encouragement from debating star Ginny Ryerson (Anna Kendrick), Hal joins the debate team. Hal adores Ginny, and to help her win the New Jersey State Debate Championship, which she lost the previous year, he adopts a number of ploys to correct his stuttering problem. One solution: memorize his speech and then perform it to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Cast Reece Thompson Hal Hefner Anna Kendrick Ginny Ryerson Nicholas D'Agosto Ben Wekselbaum Vincent Piazza Earl Hefner Aaron Yoo Coach Lumbly Josh Kay Lewis Garrles Steve Park Judge Pete Maury Ginsberg Lewinsky Utkarsh Ambudkar Ram Denis O'Hare Doyle Hefner Lisbeth Bartlett Juliet Hefner Candace Scholz Townsend Prep Debater Virginia Frank English Teacher Marilyn Yoblick Lunch Lady

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