Assassination of a High School President (2009) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	TBA 2009
On DVD:	October 6, 2009
Genre:	Comedy
Director:	Brett Simon
Writer:	Tim Calpin, Kevin Jakubowski
Cast:	Reece Thompson, Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis, Michael Rappaport, Kathryn Morris, Melonie Diaz, Rumer Willis, Josh Pais, Tanya Fischer, Luke Grimes
AKA:	Sophomore, The
Studio:	Yari Film Group
Official site:	assassinationmovie.com
Running Time:	99 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for sexual content, some nudity, language, and drug and alcohol use - all involving teens

A homage to "Chinatown" set in a Catholic high school, "Assassination of a High School President" is a witty film noir replete with surprising twists and duplicitous characters from first-time feature director Brett Simon. The film focuses on a bullied school newspaper reporter named Bobby (Reece Thompson, "Rocket Science") investigating the theft of the school's SAT exams. Also tangled in the web of conspiracy is the most beautiful but devious girl in school (Mischa Barton),...

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In Assassination of a High School President, Reece Daniel Thompson plays an awkward, nerdy school reporter who finds himself in the middle of a major whodunit where nothing is what it seems and no one is innocent. Mischa Barton and Bruce Willis also star.

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