The Secret Lives of Dorks is a 2013 American independent comedy film directed by Salomé Breziner and starring Gaelan Connell, Vanessa Marano, Riley Voelkel, Beau Mirchoff and Jim Belushi.[1][2]
| The Secret Lives of Dorks | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Salomé Breziner |
| Written by | Nicholas Brandt Johnny Severin |
| Produced by | Dominic Ianno Stephen Israel Steven J. Wolfe |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Mark Mervis |
| Edited by | Jacob Chase David Heinz |
| Music by | Jeff Cardoni |
Production companies | Indomitable Entertainment School Pictures |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editSamantha, a dork, loves Payton, also a dork, who loves Carrie, a cheerleader, who dates Clark, the football captain. When Clark seeks out Payton for lessons about comic books, Payton sees a chance to be with Carrie, but Carrie wants to set Payton up with Samantha.
Cast
edit- Gaelan Connell as Payton
- Vanessa Marano as Samantha
- Riley Voelkel as Carrie
- Beau Mirchoff as Clark
- Jim Belushi as Bronko
- Jennifer Tilly as Ms. Stewart
- William Katt as Mr. Thomas Gibson
- Kay Lenz as Mrs. Susie Gibson
- Seymour Cassel as Principal
- Kara Taitz as Bernice
Reception
editOn review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 11% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 3.91/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 32 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[4]
Noel Murray of The Dissolve and S. Jhoanna Robledo of Common Sense Media both awarded the film two stars out of five.[5][6] Mike D'Angelo of The A.V. Club graded it a C−.[7]
Annlee Ellingson of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote "...Johnny Severin and Nicholas David Brandt's otherwise clever and original script takes an unexpected turn at nearly every intersection, resulting in a funny and big-hearted coming-of-age romance."[8]
References
edit- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (26 September 2013). "Finding a Suitable Match for a School Nerd". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Film Review: The Secret Lives of Dorks". Film Journal International. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Secret Lives of Dorks Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Murray, Noel (27 September 2013). "The Secret Lives Of Dorks". The Dissolve. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ Robledo, S. Jhoanna. "The Secret Lives of Dorks". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ D'Angelo, Mike (26 September 2013). "The Secret Lives of Dorks". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ Ellingson, Annlee (26 September 2013). "Review: Not your usual geeks in 'Secret Lives of Dorks'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 March 2018.