Genre: Comedy, Drama
Role: Sue-Ann Edmondston
Director: Abe Sylvia
Written by: Abe Sylvia
Additional Cast: Juno Temple, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam
Running time: 89 min
Box office: $55,125
Budget: $4 million
Release Date: October 7, 2011 (theatrical release)

Synopsis

A comedic story of the search for identity and the redemptive power of unexpected friendship. Danielle is the dirty girl of Norman High School. When Danielle’s misbehavior gets her banished to special ed, she teams up with an innocent closet-case and together they head out on a road trip to discover each other and themselves through a funny and serendipitous friendship.

Production

– Abe Sylvia developed the story in 2004 while attending UCLA. Sylvia describes it as a fictional account of “growing up in the 1980s” that draws upon some of his adolescent experiences in Oklahoma.
– Sally Hawkins and Lisa Kudrow were originally cast in late 2009. Jovovich subsequently replaced Hawkins in the role of Sue-Ann, and Mary Steenburgen replaced Kudrow in the role of Peggy.
– Filming began in Southern California in 2010 and was completed in Los Angeles in May 2010.

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