Rocket Science(2007)
Life is easier done than said.
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.
Movie: Rocket Science
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ben Wekselbaum
Coach Lumbly
Hal Hefner
Ginny Ryerson
Junior Philosopher
Doyle Hefner
Earl Hefner
Heston
Ram
Townsend Prep Debater
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