Fighting Words(2006)
An angry coffeehouse poet meets an attractive, conservative publisher, who is interested in his work. She wants him to enter the Los Angeles Poetron, a contest where poetry is read competitively. Jake rejects the idea because he believes poetry is an art and not a competition. But the beautiful Marni sways Jake—it’s love at first sight.
Movie: Fighting Words
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David Settles
Lucy
Gabriel
Etch-A-Sketch
Benny the Heckler
Longfellow
Jake Thompson
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