Charlie Bartlett (2007)

Director:

Jon Poll

Writer (WGA):

Gustin Nash (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Popularity is a state of mind.

Plot:

A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school.

Plot Keywords:

Fake Id | Fake Doctor | Single Mother | Breasts | Teenage Girl

Cast

Anton Yelchin	...	Charlie Bartlett
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Principal Gardner
Hope Davis	...	Marilyn Bartlett
Kat Dennings	...	Susan Gardner
Tyler Hilton	...	Murphey Bivens
Mark Rendall	...	Kip Crombwell
Dylan Taylor	...	Len Arbuckle
Megan Park	...	Whitney Drummond
Jake Epstein	...	Dustin Lauderbach
Jonathan Malen	...	Jordan Sunder
Derek McGrath	...	Superintendent Sedgwick
Stephen Young	...	Dr. Stan Weathers
Ishan Davé	...	Henry Freemont
David Brown	...	Officer Hansen
Eric Fink	...	Thomas

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug content and brief nudity.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:16 | USA:R (certificate #43261) | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Parkwood Estate, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Trivia:

In the last scene the psychiatrists name is P. Sarossy, same as the cinematographer of this movie, Paul Sarossy.

Goofs:

Continuity: Throughout the movie when Charlie holds his psychiatrist sessions in the boy’s bathroom, the graffiti on the walls constantly change, even between camera changes.

Quotes:

Charlie Bartlett: [passes a note to Susan] Hi, I'm Charlie Bartlett
Susan Gardner: [replies on a new piece of paper] Yeah, I know.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-02-23)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Only Time

A Must-See Movie!

I saw this movie at the Tribeca Film Festival last week.

It would take me a very long time to name everything that is great in this movie. Honestly, every aspect of it is done with intelligence, care and humor. It is without a doubt one of the better films that is going to be released in 2007.

You will not see a movie that is casted better. The performances are pitch perfect, and there is not a moment that feels false. All the actors, from the ones with just a few scenes to the leads, are fantastic. The script is excellent, moving from the hilarious to the serious with the kind of humanity that makes it all fit together. The director performs a brilliant, restrained job of bringing this movie together in a way that makes himself invisible. Seamless.

I think that this film will appeal to everyone from age 12 and up. Grandparents, parents, kids... everyone will get it. The themes and characters are that human, and the humor is real and personal.

See it.

See it.

There are so very few movies that are this good, and this will probably be a small release. It deserves to be seen by all.

See it twice.