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.


Reece Thompson
Hal Hefner

Anna Kendrick
Ginny Ryerson

Jonah Hill
Junior Philosopher

Denis O'Hare
Doyle Hefner

Vincent Piazza
Earl Hefner

Aaron Yoo
Heston