Vanessa Anne Hudgens - SA5M (Bandslam S&S) #20: because we can't wait to hear rocker!chic!V!!! - Page 16

sara12 · 07-03-2009, 05:29 PM

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All You Need to Know About the Rocking Teen Comedy Bandslam
This is a short primer for the teen rock comedy Bandslam. This film will have its opening gig on July 14th 2009. The trailer for this film can be found at Apple - Movie Trailers - Bandslam

The Plot: Will is your typical high school misfit who struggles to have any friends. That is before he meets up with another misfit Sa5m (the 5 is silent or so the movie tells us), who is entirely to cute to be a high school outcast, and starts to manage a teen rock band that is fronted by a jilted ex-cheerleader who is trying to beat her ex-boyfriend in an upcoming battle of the bands.

Star Power: Unless you watch Disney Television most of these kids are not going to be very familiar. The biggest young star in the movie is Vanessa Hudgens (of the High school Musical movies). Lisa Kudrow is in the movie as well play dorky Will's mother.

Behind the Screen: The director Todd Graff is still a fairly recent talent. He has written a few screenplays but his only other major film that he directed was the music filled teen romp Camp. That movie was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance . Todd also wrote this musical infused teen comedy.

What to expect: On the surface it's hard to see what sets this movie apart from a whole lot of other movies made for teens. You have misfits and you have cool kids, and in the end you're pretty sure the misfits are going to succeed. So in the case of this movie, they are going to rock out and most likely discover that they are pretty cool in their own special way. This is fairly important lesson to learn and on occasion movies like this end up having a whole lot more heart than you expected. If you're a grown up who grew up on rock and roll you might want to leave this movie for your kids, but who knows it might have a surprising grove that you end up digging in the end.

Movie Primer: Bandslam - Associated Content

chay · 07-03-2009, 05:32 PM

I think the highlighted is a typo, yeah?

**Fearlessღ** · 07-03-2009, 05:34 PM

July 14th, really?

AzDcGrl · 07-03-2009, 05:55 PM

I wonder if I can sneak into the LA premiere?!?!

**Less Than Perfect** · 07-03-2009, 06:23 PM

We wish it was being released July 14th.

AzDcGrl · 07-03-2009, 06:42 PM

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We wish it was being released July 14th.

Me too, thats so much sooner then the actual release date!

**Less Than Perfect** · 07-03-2009, 06:45 PM

All this waiting has been painful!

First it was going to be April, then July, and now Aug.

I think we deserve props for waiting this long.

The release date has been changed just as many times as the actual movie title!

kikkokalabud · 07-03-2009, 07:17 PM

I'm praying that we will have it by July 14 too

**Less Than Perfect** · 07-03-2009, 07:24 PM

Have you found out when it comes out in the Philippines yet, Kiko?

eMGee · 07-03-2009, 08:35 PM

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That is before he meets up with another misfit Sa5m (the 5 is silent or so the movie tells us), who is entirely too cute to be a high school outcast,

Word! hahahaa....

kikkokalabud · 07-03-2009, 09:17 PM

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Have you found out when it comes out in the Philippines yet, Kiko?

I think we'll have it by Aug 20, Holds.

But since it's Summit, I remembered we had Twilight on the same date it was released in the US.

**Less Than Perfect** · 07-03-2009, 09:26 PM

I can't stop listening to EIO.

kikkokalabud · 07-03-2009, 09:35 PM

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I can't stop listening to EIO.

Me too! Since my mom and dad are fans of Bread, they can't stop listening to it too

They actually thought it was Hannah Montana

**Less Than Perfect** · 07-03-2009, 09:38 PM

V sounds nothing like Miley.

I cannot wait til this soundtrack drops. I'm really looking forward to hearing Aly's version of "I Want You to Want Me."

kikkokalabud · 07-03-2009, 09:42 PM

Well, you know my parents, they're in their early 40s