Raise Your Voice
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| Directed by | Sean McNamara |
| Written by | Sam Schreiber |
| Starring | Hilary Duff Oliver James David Keith Rita Wilson John Corbett Kat Dennings |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | October 8, 2004 (USA) |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | English/French |
| Budget | US$15,000,000 |
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Raise Your Voice is an American drama film that was released in 2004 (see 2004 in film), originally pitched as a "Christian Music Project". It was directed by Sean McNamara, and stars Hilary Duff. Oliver James, David Keith, and Dana Davis co-star. The film tells the story of a teen from Flagstaff, Arizona who spends the summer at a performing arts school in Los Angeles against her father's will. The film received scathing reviews by critics and flopped at the box office.
Tagline: Don't hold back. Don't give up.
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[edit] Plot
Terri Fletcher, the main character, loves to sing. Her older brother is her inspiration and practically her best friend. Her father, though supportive, believes there are more important things in life than singing. On the way home from a Three Days Grace concert one night, which they snuck out of the house for, Terri and Paul Fletcher get in a car crash, and Paul is killed. She gives up her scholarship, and her dream of going to a popular L.A. music school. But later, when she starts to think that Paul would have wanted her to go (he was the one who made her admissions tape), she asks her father, who says 'absolutely not!'. Her mother decides otherwise and sends Terri off to go on vacation with her aunt. At least that's what they tell her father, as she goes to L.A. to achieve her dreams. While going to Bristol-Hillman Conservatory, Terri experiences difficulty fitting in and begins to like Jay. In the end, Terri overcomes her grief, singing a farewell to her brother in "Someone's Watching over Me," a song she composes with Jay. As the end credits roll the Hilary sings "Jericho."
[edit] Cast
- Hilary Duff as Terri Fletcher
- David Keith as Simon Fletcher
- Rita Wilson as Frances Fletcher
- Jason Ritter as Paul Fletcher
- Rebecca De Mornay as Aunt Nina
- Oliver James as Jay
- Lauren Mayhew as Robin
- Dana Davis as Denise
- John Corbett as Mr. Torvald
- Kat Dennings as Sloan
- Johnny Lewis as Kiwi
[edit] Trivia
- Paul has a telescope and two movie posters on his wall, of The Lord of the Rings and Final Destination 2
- The Canadian Band 3 Days Grace makes an appearance in this movie
- The movie features songs from Hilary's album, Hilary Duff. The album was released a week before Raise Your Voice.The songs featured are" Fly", "Someone's watching over me", and "Jericho"
- Evan Rachel Wood was originally cast as Terri, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Raise Your Voice at the Internet Movie Database
- Raise Your Voice at Rotten Tomatoes
- Raise Your Voice at Metacritic
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