#####	 ######	 ####	 [**Rocket Science (film)**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket%20Science%20%28film%29): [](#sfw) --- > >___Rocket Science___ is a 2007 American [comedy-drama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy-drama) film written and directed by [Jeffrey Blitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Blitz), and starring [Reece Thompson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reece_Thompson), [Anna Kendrick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Kendrick), [Nicholas D'Agosto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_D%27Agosto), [Vincent Piazza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Piazza), and [Aaron Yoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Yoo). It tells the story of Hal Hefner, a fifteen-year-old stutterer who decides to join his school's debate team when he develops a crush on its star member, and addresses the themes of [coming of age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_of_age), [sexuality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sexuality), and finding one's voice. >Blitz conceived a rough storyline for the film while making *[Spellbound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spellbound_(2002_film\))*, a documentary about 1999's [Scripps National Spelling Bee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripps_National_Spelling_Bee), but an [HBO Films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO_Films) executive persuaded him to write the film based on his own adolescence when he told her about his experiences as a stutterer. The film's producers visited several cities in the United States and Canada; Thompson was cast based on a tape which his agent had sent and a follow-up audition after the first actor cast in the lead was forced to pull out. The film was shot over 30 days in [Baltimore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland), [Maryland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland) and [Trenton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey), [New Jersey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey). >*Rocket Science* premiered on January 19, 2007 at the [Sundance Film Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Film_Festival) and was theatrically released on August 10. It was not a financial success, earning only [US$](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar)756,000 from its $4.5 million budget, though it was well-received by critics. Reviewers praised Thompson and Kendrick's performances and the film's parallels to real life; others believed that the film was deliberately quirky and forgettable. It was nominated for Sundance's Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and three [Independent Spirit Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Spirit_Awards). Though it failed to win any of the Grand Jury Prizes at Sundance, Blitz won its Dramatic Directing Award. >==== >[**Image**](https://i.imgur.com/vYa6v2x.jpg) [^(i)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rocket-science.jpg) --- ^Interesting: [^Jeffrey ^Blitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Blitz) ^| [^Rocket ^Science ^VFX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Science_VFX) ^| [^Rocket ^Science ^\(TV ^series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Science_\(TV_series\)) ^Parent ^commenter ^can [^toggle ^NSFW](http://www.np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=autowikibot&subject=AutoWikibot NSFW toggle&message=%2Btoggle-nsfw+cjh4gj5) ^or[](#or) [^delete](http://www.np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=autowikibot&subject=AutoWikibot Deletion&message=%2Bdelete+cjh4gj5)^. ^Will ^also ^delete ^on ^comment ^score ^of ^-1 ^or ^less. ^| [^(FAQs)](http://www.np.reddit.com/r/autowikibot/wiki/index) ^| [^Mods](http://www.np.reddit.com/r/autowikibot/comments/1x013o/for_moderators_switches_commands_and_css/) ^| [^Magic ^Words](http://www.np.reddit.com/r/autowikibot/comments/1ux484/ask_wikibot/)