Raise Your Voice

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Raise Your Voice
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 released in 2004 (see 2004 in film). 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 teenage girl from Flagstaff, Arizona who spends the summer at a performing arts school in Los Angeles against her father's will. It received mainly poor reviews from critics and did not live up to box office expectations.

The film was originally pitched as a "Christian Music Project", and Evan Rachel Wood was originally cast as Terri, but she had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts. The film features songs from Duff's album Hilary Duff, which was released in the U.S. a week before Raise Your Voice; the songs featured are "Fly", "Someone's Watching over Me" and "Jericho".

[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. Terri had bought for her brother tickets for both of them to see the Canadian band Three Days Grace in concert one night, but Paul is grounded and cannot go. Terri insisted that they should have one last night of fun before Paul goes to college, and they sneak out. On the way back, as Paul is driving them home, they are involved in a major car crash which leaves Terri injured and Paul dead. Throughout the whole film, Terri feels guilty because she thinks it was her fault he died that way. In an enormous state of sadness and grief because of her guilt, she gives up her scholarship and her dream of going to a popular Los Angeles 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, wanting the best for her only child remaining, and sends Terri off to go on vacation with her Aunt Nina. At least that's what they tell her father; instead, she goes to L.A. to achieve her dreams. While going to Bristol-Hillman Conservatory, Terri experiences difficulty fitting in and begins to become fond of fellow student Jay Corgan, an English boy who has a mutual crush on her. 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, Terri sings "Jericho".

[edit] Cast

Hilary Duff — Terri Fletcher Oliver James — Jay Corgan David Keith — Simon Fletcher Dana Davis — Denise Gilmore Johnny Lewis — Englebert 'Kiwi' Wilson Rita Wilson — Francis Fletcher Lauren Mayhew — Robin Childers Kat Dennings — Sloane Jason Ritter — Paul Fletcher Rebecca De Mornay — Aunt Nina

John Corbett — Mr. Torvald Carly Reeves — Kelly James Avery — Mr. Gantry Robert Trebor — Mr. Wesson Steven 'T7' Palmer — Street drummer Davida Williams — Lauren Marshall Manesh — Cabbie Gibby Brand — Mr. Holcomb Sean Patrick McNamara — Doctor Mark Farley Fred Meyers — Matthew

[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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