Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route – he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.
Ben Wekselbaum
Coach Lumbly
Hal Hefner
Ginny Ryerson
Junior Philosopher
Doyle Hefner
Earl Hefner
Heston
Ram
Townsend Prep Debater
Plainsboro Lunch Lady
Mr. Lewinsky
Honoria
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Judge Pete
Gym Teacher
connie Ryerson
Crystal Hamish-Steinberg
Philip
Hazlet Lunch Lady
Townsend Prep Bad Girl
New Jersey Debate Official
Pizza Server
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Writer
Producer