
Plot
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.
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Cast

Nicholas D'Agosto
Ben Wekselbaum

Margo Martindale
Coach Lumbly

Reece Thompson
Hal Hefner

Anna Kendrick
Ginny Ryerson

Jonah Hill
Junior Philosopher

Denis O'Hare
Doyle Hefner

Vincent Piazza
Earl Hefner

Aaron Yoo
Heston

Utkarsh Ambudkar
Ram

Candace Hammer
Townsend Prep Debater

Lisbeth Bartlett
Juliet Hefner

Virginia House
English Teacher

Marilyn Yoblick
Plainsboro Lunch Lady

Maury Ginsberg
Mr. Lewinsky

Emily Ginnona
Honoria

Dionne Audain
Abraham Lincoln

Dan De Luca
Stephen Douglas

Michael Kusnir
Flemming

Steve Park
Judge Pete

John Patrick Barry
Gym Teacher

Josh Kay
Lewis Garrles

Jane Beard
Fern Garries

Herb Merrick
Lewis's Dad

Carol Florence
connie Ryerson

Betsy Hogg
Crystal Hamish-Steinberg

Brandon Thane Wilson
Philip

David DeBoy
Frank Ryerson

Andrew Collie
Hazlet Timer

Susan Duvall
Hazlet Lunch Lady

Elisabeth Noone
Hazlet Coach

Jeanette Brox
Townsend Prep Bad Girl

Roland Gomez
Luis

Lee Sellars
New Jersey Debate Official

Joel Marsh Garland
Pizza Server

Dan Cashman
Narrator (voice)