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Hair Brained is a 2013 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Billy Kent, and starring Brendan Fraser and Alex Wolff.[1][2]
| Hair Brained | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Billy Kent |
| Screenplay by | Adam Wierzbianski |
| Story by | Adam Wierzbianski Sarah Bird Billy Kent |
| Produced by | Sarah Bird Billy Kent Avram Ludwig |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Charlie Libin |
| Edited by | Paul Bertino |
| Music by | The Newton Brothers |
Production company | Love Lane Pictures |
| Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAfter being rejected from Harvard University, 14-year old genius and outcast Eli Pettifog (Alex Wolff) finds himself at Whittman College, an Ivy League wannabe. Eli, the hair brained meets 41-year-old freshman Leo Searly (Brendan Fraser), a gambler whose world has imploded and has dropped out of life to enroll in college. The odd duo becomes unlikely friends in this comedic coming-of-age film.
Cast
edit- Brendan Fraser as Leo Searly
- Alex Wolff as Eli Pettifog
- Parker Posey as Sheila Pettifog
- Julia Garner as Shauna Holder
- Michael Oberholtzer as Laird
- Greta Lee as Gertrude Lee
- Teddy Bergman as Alan Warren
- Robin de Jesús as Romeo Torres
- Elisabeth Hower as Eve Hansen
- Austin Pendleton as Dapper Man
- Toby Huss as Whittman Moderator / Brad the Announcer
- Josefina Scaglione as Camilla
- Kimiko Glenn as Perky Girl
- Fred Melamed as Benny Greenberg
- Lizzy DeClement as Sophie Searly
Reception
editOn review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 3.89/10.[3] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one star.[4]
References
edit- ^ Bale, Miriam (February 27, 2014). "Child Genius Meets Middle-Age Kid". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (February 27, 2014). "Film Review: 'HairBrained'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "HairBrained (2014)". Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ Lemire, Christy (February 28, 2014). "HairBrained". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.