The toughest lesson is love.
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
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Contemporary, spare, classical in form and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Freddie HighmoreGeorge Zinavoy
- Emma RobertsSally Howe
- Michael AngaranoDustin
- Elizabeth ReaserCharlotte Howe
- Alicia SilverstoneMs. Herman
- Sasha SpielbergZoe
- Marcus Carl FranklinWill
- Ann DowdMrs. Grimes
- Blair UnderwoodPrincipal
- Rita WilsonVivian Sargent
Crew
- Gavin WiesenDirector
- Gavin WiesenWriter
- Ben KutchinsDirector of Photography
- Alec PuroOriginal Music Composer
- Kara BakerProducer
- P. Jennifer DanaProducer
- Darren GoldbergProducer
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