

Overview
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.
Top Cast

Nicholas D'Agosto
Ben Wekselbaum

Margo Martindale
Coach Lumbly

Reece Thompson
Hal Hefner

Anna Kendrick
Ginny Ryerson

Jonah Hill
Junior Philosopher

Denis O'Hare
Doyle Hefner

Vincent Piazza
Earl Hefner

Aaron Yoo
Heston

Utkarsh Ambudkar
Ram

Candace Hammer
Townsend Prep Debater
Lisbeth Bartlett
Juliet Hefner
Virginia House
English Teacher
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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