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A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.

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Charlotte
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Sa5m
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Will
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Ben Wheatly
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Basher
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Bug
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Karen
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Omar
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Irene (Cello) (as Elvy Yost)
Lisa Chung ...
Kim Lee (Keyboards)
J.W. Wright ...
Dylan Dyer (Glory Dogs Guitar) (as J.W. Wright II)
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Megan
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Ms. Wittenberg
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Kyra 17-1
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Kyra's Friend
Zach Thatcher ...
Kid Talking About Miles
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Rapping Boy 1
Matt Hensarling ...
Rapping Boy 2
Cassidy Johnson ...
Slapping Girl
Landon Henninger ...
Rory
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Mr. Berry
Nathan McCray ...
Glue Boy
Kai Roach ...
Glory Dogs Bass
Chris Copeland ...
Glory Dogs Drummer
James Hairston ...
Glory Dogs Saxophone
Chance Morgan ...
The Burning Hotels Guitar / Vocals
Matt Moody ...
The Burning Hotels Guitar / Vocals
Marley Whistler ...
The Burning Hotels Bass / Vocals
Wyatt Adams ...
The Burning Hotels Drummer (as Wyatt Woodruff Adams)
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Sa5m's Mom
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New Art Teacher
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Bandslam MC
Jonathan Rice ...
Stage Manager
Ryan Ciardo ...
Bully at the Bus Stop
Will Johnson ...
Scott Donnelly
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1st Kid
Rebecca Petro ...
2nd Kid
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David Bowie
Zeale ...
Hip Hop Group 'Zeale' (as Valin Zamarron)
Phranchyze ...
Hip-Hop Group 'Phranchyze' (as Jason Shaw)
Candice Jackson ...
Hip Hop Group 'Candice'
Manjeri Krishna ...
Hip Hop Group 'DJ'
Benjamin Kessler ...
ICGO Saxophone (as Ben Kessler)
Andy Rector ...
ICGO Trombone
Juan Lopez ...
ICGO Trumpet
Evan Butts ...
The Daze Guitar / Vocals
Chris Ritchie ...
The Daze Bass
Aaron Lemke ...
The Daze Drummer
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Art Class Girl
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Screaming Teacher
Julian Riano ...
Dewey Kid
Joey Olivares ...
Rock-N-Roller
Joshua Montoya ...
Screaming Fan
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Charlotte's Aunt
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High School Student (uncredited)
Justin Beaudry ...
High School Student (uncredited)
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Cheerleader (uncredited)
Alyssa Bryer ...
(uncredited)
Gene Cervenka ...
High School Teacher (uncredited)
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Student (uncredited)
Parker Danks ...
Concert Fan (uncredited)
Alexa Doggett ...
High School Student (uncredited)
Bethany Esfandiari ...
Haiku Girl (uncredited)
Gazelle Garcia ...
Concert Fan (uncredited)
Loren Gold ...
Composer (uncredited)
Regina Gordon ...
High School Student (uncredited)
Torrie Hardcastle ...
Bandslam Attendee (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Extra (uncredited)
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Student (uncredited)
Matt Joyner ...
Kissing Couple Guy (uncredited)
Paul Leblanc ...
Indie Rocker (uncredited)
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Bandslam Attendee (uncredited)
J.E. Meris ...
Teacher (uncredited)
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Clubgoer (uncredited)
Micaela Phillips ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Extra (uncredited)
Henry J. Smith III ...
High School Student (uncredited)
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Bandslam Attendee (uncredited)
Jordan Thomas ...
Dewey Girl (uncredited)
William Throckmorton ...
Diner (uncredited)
Matt Tolbert ...
Student (uncredited)
Mary Tomasso ...
Friend (uncredited)
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High School Student (uncredited)
Katie Young ...
Extra (uncredited)

Directed by

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Todd Graff

Written by

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Josh A. Cagan ... (screenplay) and
Todd Graff ... (screenplay)
 
Josh A. Cagan ... (story)

Produced by

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Marisa Yeres Gill ... executive producer (as Marisa Yeres)
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas ... producer
K.C. Hodenfield ... co-producer
David Lussier ... associate producer (uncredited)
Jared Mass ... associate producer
Ron Schmidt ... executive producer

Cinematography by

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Eric Steelberg

Editing by

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John Gilbert

Editorial Department

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Luke Anderson ... post-production intern
Pete Conlin ... post-production staff
James Daniel ... post-production assistant (as Jim Likens)
Chris Garnett ... IT support
David Gralnik ... post-production assistant
Jonathan Hoffman ... post-production staff
Amit Hoque ... post-production intern
Gary Jackemuk ... digital intermediate supervisor (as Garrison Jackemuk)
Brandon Jones ... digital intermediate coordinator
Greg Kimble ... digital intermediate colorist
Natasha Leonnet ... digital intermediate colorist
Harry Muller ... color timer
Nick Mundy ... post-production runner
Zoe Bower Robert ... post-production coordinator (as Zoë Bower)
Elizabeth Ross ... first assistant editor
James A. Rota ... post-production IT supervisor (as James Rota)
David Sooc ... apprentice editor
Casey Stouffer ... post-production intern
Bradley Scott Sullivan ... editorial production assistant (as Bradley Sullivan)
Kim Wilson ... post-production intern
Michael T. Forrest ... on-line editor (uncredited)
Matt Hull ... assistant digital intermediate producer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Nancy Nayor ... (as Nancy Nayor Battino)

Production Design by

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Jeff Knipp

Art Direction by

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John Frick

Set Decoration by

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Carla Curry

Costume Design by

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Ernesto Martinez

Makeup Department

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Catherine Conrad ... assistant hair stylist
Becki Drake ... key makeup artist
Roxie Hodenfield ... hair department head
Meredith Johns ... assistant makeup artist
Ermahn Ospina ... makeup department head
Leola Perez ... assistant makeup artist (as Leola L. Pérez)
Charmaine Richards ... key hair stylist
Charles Yusko ... assistant hair stylist

Production Management

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Michael Bederman ... unit production manager: New York
Richard E. Chapla Jr. ... unit production manager
Christopher Russell ... post-production supervisor
Ron Schmidt ... unit production manager
Lauren Swearingen ... production supervisor
Douglas Jones ... executive in charge of production (uncredited)
Kimberly Rach ... executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kayse Goodell ... additional second second assistant director
K.C. Hodenfield ... first assistant director
Jeff Okabayashi ... key second assistant director
Shawn Pipkin ... second second assistant director
Angela Jensen ... second second assistant director: New York (uncredited)
Peter Soldo ... first assistant director: New York (uncredited)
Aurora Warfield ... second assistant director: New York (uncredited)

Art Department

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David Michael Abelman ... scenic artist (as Michael Abelman)
Samantha Avila ... art department intern (as Sam Avila)
Richard Beltran ... set dresser
Brad Blei ... set dresser
John Blood ... set designer
Mark Lambert Bristol ... storyboard artist
Jack Colmenero ... set dresser
Marc Dabrusin ... property assistant
Travis Dean ... propmaker
Jim Lee Dennard ... propmaker (as Jim Dennard)
Patricia Dillon ... draper
Tim Dingle ... scenic artist
Travis Eisenberg ... propmaker
Melanie Ferguson ... on-set dresser
William F. Gambill ... standby painter
Juliet Guimont ... scenic artist
Mark Gutierrez ... utility technician
Mark Hanks ... set dresser
Valerie Hemming ... art department production assistant
Eric Henshaw ... greens foreman
Allan Holder ... propmaker
Chris M. Jackson ... graphic designer: web graphics (as Chris Jackson)
Jerry Kilber ... construction foreman
Ellen Lampl ... graphic designer
David MacDonald ... set dresser (as Dave MacDonald)
Pat Martine ... scenic foreman
Benson Moore ... greensman
Rick Moore ... propmaker
Barbara Nadeau ... scenic artist
Tyler Noel ... scenic artist
Shane Patrick ... set dresser
Scott Perez ... set dresser
Rob Perkins ... scenic gangboss
Adele Plauche ... assistant art director
Scott A. Reeder ... property master (as Scott Reeder)
Dana Sanchez ... scenic artist
Jason Schulte ... greensman
Charles Seale ... propmaker
Jonathan Shaffer ... additional property assistant
Phil Shirey ... leadman
John 'B.J.' Smith ... scenic artist (as John Smith Jr.)
Michael Smothers ... utility technician
Paul Steele ... propmaker
Wallace R. Symns ... lead greens
James Toole ... gang boss
Pierre Vial ... set dresser
Gabriella Villarreal ... buyer
Tom Ward ... construction manager
Zac Ward ... propmaker (as Zak Ward)
Carrin Welch ... art department coordinator
Gary Wimmer ... lead scenic artist (as Gary W. Wimmer)
Robert R. Wonson ... set dresser
Koen Wooten ... assistant property master
Leslie Kolter ... props (uncredited)
Rick Perry ... carpenter (uncredited)
Jeremy Reeves ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Ethan Andrus ... production sound mixer
Rick Canelli ... adr recordist
Benjamin Cheah ... supervising sound editor (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Mike Fowler ... adr recordist
Kimberly Harris ... supervising adr editor
Mike Howells ... adr recordist
Mildred Iatrou ... dialogue editor (as Mildred Iatrou Morgan)
Bobby Johanson ... adr mixer
Rick Kline ... re-recording mixer
Tim LeBlanc ... re-recording mixer (as Tom LeBlanc)
Skip Lievsay ... re-recording mixer
Howard London ... adr mixer
David Lynch ... sound effects editor
Beauxregard Neylen ... adr mixer (as Beauxregard Neylon)
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer
John T. Reitz ... re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Tom Sturgis ... boom operator
Michael Swanner ... sound utility
Gregg Swiatlowski ... assistant sound editor
Damian Volpe ... sound effects editor
Trevor Ward ... consultant: Dolby Stereo
John Werner ... supervising foley editor
David Wolowic ... assistant sound editor
Katy Wood ... supervising sound editor
George A. Lara ... foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Robert Brown ... special effects assistant
Everett Byrom III ... special effects supervisor
Craig Byrom ... special effects foreman
Brian Cross ... special effects assistant

Stunts

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Dylan Hart ... stunt player
Michael Miller ... stunt player
Travis Poston ... stunt player
Jeff Schwan ... stunt coordinator (as Jeffrey Schwan)
Fred Parker Jr. ... utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ryan Abrams ... film loader
Roger Basquette ... video assist (as Roger W. Basquette)
Carlos Benavides ... rigging electrician
Tony Bendt ... dolly grip: "b" camera
Layton Blaylock ... additional camera operator
Kelly Bogdan ... second assistant camera (as Kelly K. Bogdan)
Kevin Boyle ... additional first assistant camera
John Cates ... 24-frame playback operator
Jeff Comfort ... chapman technician
Justin DeGuire ... additional first assistant camera (as Justin Deguire)
Wes Dixon ... electrician
Michael-Ryan Fletchall ... techno crane technician (as Michael Ryan)
Matt Fliehler ... electrician
Adam Flores ... rigging grip
Neil Fraser ... dolly grip: "a" camera
Pat Fries ... camera operator: epk
Matt Harshbarger ... camera production assistant
Chip Huntington ... grip
Peter Iovino ... still photographer
Edison Jackson ... best boy electric
Jon H. Lewis ... gaffer
Jimmy Lindsey ... additional director of photography / camera operator
Scott Magruder ... best boy rigging electric (as Scott D. Magruder)
Michael Martinez ... concert lighting designer
Sean Maxwell ... additional camera operator
Jim McConkey ... camera operator / steadicam operator
P.K. Munson ... first assistant camera
Dany Navarrette ... rigging gaffer (as Danny Navarrette)
Eric Pickett ... additional video assist
Georgia Pierson ... rigging electrician
Cesar Gustavo Quintanilla ... electrician (as Cesar Quintanilla)
Van Redin ... still photographer
Phillip Renke ... best boy rigging grip
Lance Rieck ... scorpio head technician
Joseph Rodmell ... techno crane operator (as Joe Rodmell)
Tom Shinn ... electrician
Ferrell A. Shinnick ... key grip (as Ferrell Shinnick)
Louis Smith ... second assistant camera (as Louis C. Smith)
Pete Stockton ... key rigging grip (as Peter Stockton)
Paul Turner ... concert lighting designer
Steve Urban ... grip
Joe Vasquez ... best boy grip (as Joseph Vasquez)
Sebastian Vega ... first assistant camera
Ezra Venetos ... grip
Aaron Atom Vyvial ... grip (as Aaron Vyvial)
Paul Crow Willis ... grip
John Eschberger ... electrician (uncredited)
Tom Kerwick ... key grip: New York (uncredited)
Matthew McGinn ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Froylan Reyes Jr. ... electrician (uncredited)
Bobby Sledge ... electrician (uncredited)
Jesse Wolter ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Natalie Ballesteros ... casting associate
Letty Chavarria ... extras casting assistant
Beth Sepko ... casting: Texas
Jessica Sloan ... casting production assistant
Trixze Smith ... casting assistant (as Trixie Smith)
Sheila Steele ... casting assistant
Kera Dacy ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Nora Jobling ... casting intern (uncredited)
Ty Kamerman ... casting intern (uncredited)
Meredith Jacobson Marciano ... location extras casting (uncredited)
Adam Vincentz ... location extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Claudia Hollern ... key costumer
Heidi Howell ... set costumer
Janice Janecek ... costumer
Kathy Kiatta ... costume supervisor (as Kathleen Kiatta)
Keely Kuykendall ... costume production assistant
Elspeth Lauder Mickel ... seamstress (as Elspeth Lauder)
Misti Moreaux ... costume production assistant
Taylor Rierden ... key costumer
Jennifer Schossow ... costumer
Jaimey L. Sloan ... shopper (as Jaimey Sloan)
Kortney Lawlor ... costumer (uncredited)
Kevin Ritter ... wardrobe supervisor: New York (uncredited)

Location Management

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Chris Cantu-Salazar ... location assistant
Logan Cooper ... assistant location manager
Robbie Friedmann ... location manager
Scott Kimbrough ... location assistant
Ken Lewin ... location scout
Monica Walters ... location scout (as Monica Walters Crowley)
Demian Resnick ... location manager: New York (uncredited)

Music Department

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Linda Cohen ... music supervisor
Lindsay Fellows ... music supervisor
Loren Gold ... musician: additional piano
Tom Holkenborg ... composer: additional music (as Junkie XL)
Lon Hoyt ... orchestrator / score arranger
Phil Hurley ... guitar teacher
Adam Lasus ... music producer
Stephen Lotwis ... music editor
Joseph Magee ... supervising music mixer
Joshua Mosser ... music production assistant (as Josh Mosser)
Jason Mozersky ... musician: additional guitar
Blake Neely ... orchestrator
Jorge Paris ... music coordinator
Jordan Richardon ... pre-recording engineer
Suzanne Stover ... music coordinator
Kelsey Aloise ... assistant music supervisor (uncredited)
Christine Bergren ... music legal (uncredited)
Loren Gold ... composer: theme music (uncredited)
Lon Hoyt ... music coordinator (uncredited)
Paul Katz ... music consultant (uncredited)
Larry Mah ... digital score recordist (uncredited)
John Rodd ... orchestra recording engineer (uncredited) / orchestra scoring mixer (uncredited)
Peter Rotter ... music contractor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Gina Grande ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Billy L. Chambers ... driver
Ronald D. Chambers ... driver (as Ronald Chambers)
Tracy Craytor ... driver
Mark Crosby ... driver
Billy Cude ... driver (as Billy J. Cude)
Rolando de Hoyas ... driver
Jim Dicuffa ... driver
Joe Dye ... driver (as Joe N. Dye)
Cecil D. Evans ... transportation coordinator
Joe Gallien ... driver
Peggy Grounds ... driver
Dwayne Haevischer ... transportation captain
Mike Hitch ... driver (as Michael J. Hitch)
Tim Holt ... driver
Joe Llanes ... driver
David McAree ... driver
Hector G. Rodriguez ... driver (as Hector Rodriguez)
Sissy Schriber ... driver
Bobby Sconci Jr. ... driver
Bobby Sconci ... driver
Russell E. Scott ... picture car coordinator
Daniel H. Stuart ... driver
Jesus F. Tellez ... transportation co-captain
Butch Themer ... driver
Tim Thompson ... driver
Mary D. Ward ... driver
Darwin White ... driver

Additional Crew

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Victoria Acosta ... travel coordinator
Roberto Alvarez ... chef assistant
John Arszyla ... construction medic
Toni Atterbury ... unit publicist
Cassandra Barbour ... rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
Dustin Baxley ... second assistant accountant
Jennifer Blanton ... animal trainer
Daniel Myers Boone ... payroll accountant (as Dan Boone)
Laura Noel Borland ... additional set production assistant
Michelle Brew ... stand-in: Charlotte
Rosa Camero ... marketing
A.J. Cast ... stand-in: Bug
Joe Cecchini ... assistant: Mr. Graff (as Joe H. Cecchini)
Peggy Chen ... second assistant accountant
Rick Clark ... head animal trainer
Michael Clossin ... additional set production assistant
Bobbi Colorado ... animal coordinator
Nancy Cusick ... animal trainer
Leigh Davis ... assistant production coordinator (as Leigh Ann Wilbourn)
Sara Denson ... office production assistant
Gabriel Folse ... acting coach
Joe Forlini ... craft service assistant
Tiffany Fraser ... post-production accountant
Pat Fries ... field producer: epk
Brian Gannon ... assistant: Ms. Goldsmith-Thomas
M.K. Gleason ... production accountant
Anthony Griffin ... set production assistant
Jason Groff ... epk producer
Glenn F. Haines ... acting coach (as Glenn Haines)
Bobby Hale ... stand-in: Ben
Kipling Harvey ... additional craft service
Erika Henderson ... additional set production assistant
Mary Beth Hollman ... production intern
Alexandra Jorgensen ... additional set production assistant
Julie A. Keller ... product placement consultant
Jeb A. Lemos ... catering assistant
Cindy Lindauer ... studio teacher
Kandis Longan ... assistant: Mr. Schmidt
J. Christopher Lopez ... title designer
Shane Mallory ... set production assistant
Scott Maxson ... office production assistant
Jennifer S. Milliman ... additional set production assistant
Fred Parker Jr. ... stand-in: Will (as Fred Parker)
Nelly Perez ... stand-in: Sa5m
Stanley W. Pratt ... chef (as W. Stan Pratt)
Karen Ramirez ... assistant production coordinator
Saul Sanchez ... craft service
Don Seick ... security
Laura Sevier ... rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
M.K. Shaw ... payroll accountant
Graham Sonnenberg ... additional craft service
Elizabeth Speckman ... first assistant accountant
Max Sturgeon ... set production assistant
Linette Themer ... security
Raigen Thornton ... set medic
Michael Usher ... catering assistant
Adam Vavrek ... additional office production assistant
Karen Wacker ... production coordinator
Shawn Zimmerman ... additional medic
Tyler Benton ... production assistant (uncredited)
Loren Brock ... assistant to production executive: Ms. Rach (uncredited)
Unjoo Lee Byars ... main title producer (uncredited)
Jacob Cobian ... production assistant (uncredited)
Erik Feig ... production executive (uncredited)
Micheal Flaherty ... production executive (uncredited)
Allison Furgal ... production coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Dan Gloeckner ... key set production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Ryan Gomez ... post-production assistant accountant (uncredited)
Liz Gutierrez ... physical production manager (uncredited)
Juan Pablo Hernandez ... production assistant (uncredited)
Meghan Lechette ... production assistant: New York (uncredited)
David Lussier ... writing contributions (uncredited)
Meredith Milton ... production executive (uncredited)
Lora Sorrentino ... production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Mark Spencer ... production assistant (uncredited)
Ryan James Yezak ... production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Paul Thomas Anderson ... the producers wish to thank
John August ... the producers wish to thank
Andre Brebant ... the producers wish to thank
Scott Frank ... the producers wish to thank
Jerry Graff ... dedicatee
Shawn Hoover ... the producers wish to thank (as Shawn Arthur Hoover)
Bob Hudgins ... the producers wish to thank: Texas Film Commission
Peter Marc Jacobson ... the producers wish to thank
Arthur Laurents ... the producers wish to thank
Kimberly Rach ... the producers wish to thank
Joe Roth ... the producers wish to thank

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Will centers on a high school outcast and a popular girl who form an unlikely bond through their shared love of music. Assembling a like-minded crew of misfits, the friends form a rock group and perform in the battle of the bands competition at their school. Written by anonymous

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Also Known As
  • Rock On (United States)
  • Will (United States)
  • College Rock Stars (France)
  • Bandslam - Get Ready to Rock! (Germany)
  • School Rock Band (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 111 min
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Box Office

Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $2,250,000, 16 Aug 2009

Did You Know?

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Trivia David Bowie agreed to take part in the film because he was a fan of director Todd Graff's previous film Camp (2003). See more »
Goofs When Will first meets Sa5m in the high school cafeteria, Sa5m writes her name on a notebook of lined paper. A close up shows plain paper. The next frame is again showing lined paper. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Inglourious Basterds/The Time Traveler's Wife/District 9/Bandslam/Ponyo/The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009). See more »
Soundtracks Rebel Rebel See more »
Quotes Will Burton: I think if you tried signaling, people would honk less.
Charlotte Banksasks: They don't need to know my business.
Will Burton: ...It's not really a privacy issue.
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