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A young muckraker decides to start his own underground newspaper at his high school.A young muckraker decides to start his own underground newspaper at his high school.A young muckraker decides to start his own underground newspaper at his high school.
Stefanie Y. Hong
- Ming Na
- (as Stefanie Hong)
Tyrone Marshall Brown
- Johnny Rock
- (as Tyrone Brown)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAt the end of the movie when Gonzo talks with Evie, he can be seen wearing a 'Sons of an Illustrious Father' shirt. This is the name of the band Ezra Miller (Gonzo) is in in real life.
- GoofsColumbia University does not offer an undergraduate major in journalism, which Eddie is pursuing in the film. The journalism program at Columbia is only offered to graduate students.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Eddie 'Gonzo' Gilman: In the past week, I blew my chance to go to college, I lost all my friends, and I almost ruined my parents' marriage. The one girl I ever cared about will probably never talk to me again. And I... I also got my face kicked in, but... after everything I've done, I probably got off easy.
- ConnectionsReferences All the President's Men (1976)
- SoundtracksOoh Girl
Performed by Northern State
Written by Robyn Goodmark, Julie Potash, Correne Spero, Caleb Shreve
and Adam Horovitz
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Disappointing
The general idea for the movie is not bad, although fairly typical and clichefilled... And boasting of stereotypes.
About students rebelling against the system.
I usually enjoy these sorts of movies but I didn't like this too much.
A big issue was the main character, he's supposed to be the typical lovable 'loser' but he comes across as a big of a arrogant douchebag as the people he is rebelling against half the time.
In the beginning we see him making fun a out of a disabled girl when his friend claims that he has the hots for her, saying that she is like the female version of the elephant man etc.
I mean, this is the guy that we are supposed to root for and think is the champion of the underdogs? Occasionally it gets some things right, but not very often.
I really like Zoe Kravitz usually but she couldn't save this movie, but I suppose she didn't have much to work with.
About students rebelling against the system.
I usually enjoy these sorts of movies but I didn't like this too much.
A big issue was the main character, he's supposed to be the typical lovable 'loser' but he comes across as a big of a arrogant douchebag as the people he is rebelling against half the time.
In the beginning we see him making fun a out of a disabled girl when his friend claims that he has the hots for her, saying that she is like the female version of the elephant man etc.
I mean, this is the guy that we are supposed to root for and think is the champion of the underdogs? Occasionally it gets some things right, but not very often.
I really like Zoe Kravitz usually but she couldn't save this movie, but I suppose she didn't have much to work with.
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- Aug 6, 2016
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